Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3917W

Polar Capital Global Financials Tst

26 April 2016

 

Polar Capital Global Financials Trust plc ("the Company")

Results of the 3^rd Annual General Meeting held at 12.00pm on Tuesday 26 April 2016

AGM Presentation

A presentation on the investment performance of the Company was given by Mr. Nick Brind, covering the portfolio and markets and including information on the portfolio as at 31 March 2016. A copy of this presentation will be available from the Company's website: www.polarcapitalglobalfinancialstrust.co.uk 

AGM Results

All the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company were passed unanimously on a show of hands.

The following table indicates the number of proxy votes lodged 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 173,000,000.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 6, 7, and 8 having been passed as special resolutions will be submitted to Companies House, as well as the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do 

All of the resolutions proposed at the annual general meeting are set out in the AGM Notice of Meeting which is available on the Company's website at: www.polarcapitalglobalfinancialstrust.com.

Resolution		In favour (including votes at the chairman's discretion)	Against	Withheld
No		Number of shares	Number of shares	Number of shares
1	To receive the Annual Report and the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 November 2015	56,995,638	55,827	0
2	To receive and approve the Directors' remuneration Implementation Report	57,048,570	8,895	0
3	To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC as auditors	57,051,465	6,000	0
4	To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration	57,051,465	6,000	0
5	To authorise the allotment of ordinary shares	57,051,465	6,000	0
6	To disapply pre-emption rights	57,050,465	7,000	0
7	To grant the Company authority to buy back its own ordinary shares	57,057,465	0	0
8	To grant the Company authority to buy back its own subscription shares	57,051,465	6,000	0

Enquiries:

S E Allen

Polar Capital Global Financials Trust PLC

020 7227 2700

26 April 2016

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