Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2703L
Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC
05 September 2019
 

Polar Capital Technology Trust plc ('the Company')

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300TN1O5392UC4K19

 

Results of the 23rd Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held at 14:30 on 4 September 2019

 

AGM Presentation

A presentation on the investment performance of the Company was given by Mr. Ben Rogoff, covering the portfolio and the markets in which the Company invests. A video of Mr Rogoff's presentation and a copy of the presentation slides will be available shortly from the Company's website: www.polarcapitaltechnologytrust.co.uk.

 

AGM Results

At the AGM held on 4 September 2019 all resolutions proposed were passed on a show of hands. The resolutions proposed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of AGM which is available on the Company's website.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 11, 12, 13 and 14 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

The following table indicates the number of proxy votes cast in advance of the meeting for each of the resolutions. It should be noted that votes withheld do not constitute votes in law. The number of ordinary shares in issue at the date of the AGM was 133,825,000.

 

Resolution

In favour

Discretionary

Against

Withheld



Number of

shares

Number of shares

Number of shares

Number of shares

1

To receive the Annual Report for the year ended 30 April 2019

65,081,327

104,118

3,439

90,301

2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

64,683,014

106,860

180,379

308,932

3

To re-elect Mrs Bates as a Director

64,904,104

104,460

50,665

219,956

4

To re-elect Mr Cruttenden as a Director

65,045,030

104,460

86,971

42,724

5

To re-elect Ms Ginman as a Director

64,476,761

104,460

657,301

40,663

6

To re-elect Mr Hames as a Director

64,996,567

104,460

70,087

108,071

7

To re-elect Mr Park as a Director

64,910,705

104,460

38,273

225,747

8

To re-elect Mr White as a Director

65,087,848

104,460

40,817

46,060

9

To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor

64,915,931

104,118

193,353

65,783

10

To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor

64,985,695

104,118

34,170

155,202

11

To renew the authority to allot ordinary shares

65,106,365

104,418

29,399

39,003

12

To disapply statutory pre-emption rights

64,726,531

104,118

348,284

100,252

13

To authorise the purchase of ordinary shares

65,103,449

106,052

27,437

42,247

14

To amend the Articles of Association

64,729,841

107,224

315,937

126,183

 

Enquiries:

Tracey Lago

Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC

020 7227 2700

 

5 September 2019

 

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