Result of AGM
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POLAR CAPITAL GLOBAL FINANCIALS TRUST PLC
("the Company")
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300G5SWN8EP2P4U41
Results of the 13th Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held at 2.00 pm on Thursday 26 March 2026
Result of AGM
All the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company were voted on and passed on a poll. The resolutions proposed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of AGM which is available on the Company's website www.polarcapitalglobalfinancialstrust.com
The following table indicates the number of votes lodged at or in advance of the meeting for each of the resolutions. It should be noted that votes withheld do not constitute votes in law. As at the date of the AGM, the Company's issued share capital consisted of 331,750,000 Ordinary shares of 5p each. The Company holds 171,321,478 Ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore, the total voting rights is 160,428,522 shares, of which 54.9% of the voting rights were cast by proxy and Poll.
In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2, copies of resolutions 12 to 14, 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 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
|
Resolution |
In favour (including votes at the Chair'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 2025
|
88,351,960 |
23,387 |
10,241 |
|
2. |
To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy
|
88,300,953 |
41,189 |
43,446 |
|
3. |
To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Implementation Report
|
88,300,580 |
38,089 |
46,919 |
|
4. |
To re-elect Simon Cordery as a Director
|
87,457,307 |
895,474 |
32,807 |
|
5. |
To re-elect Cecilia McAnulty as a Director
|
87,582,722 |
770,059 |
32,807 |
|
6. |
To elect Susie Arnott as a Director
|
87,582,722 |
770,059 |
32,807 |
|
7. |
To elect Angela Henderson as a Director |
87,582,722 |
770,059 |
32,807 |
|
8. |
To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors
|
88,301,255 |
70,619 |
13,714 |
|
9. |
To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration
|
88,349,021 |
26,217 |
10,350 |
|
10. |
To approve the dividend policy
|
88,367,345 |
8,002 |
10,241 |
|
11. |
To authorise the allotment of ordinary shares
|
88,315,521 |
39,433 |
30,634 |
|
12. |
To disapply pre-emption rights
|
88,303,222 |
67,029 |
15,337 |
|
13. |
To grant the Company the authority to buy back its own ordinary shares
|
87,675,389 |
690,907 |
19,292 |
|
14. |
To approve the Company to hold general meetings (other than the AGM) on at least 14 clear days' |
88,235,761 |
138,874 |
10,953 |
Enquiries:
Kelly Nice, CG (Affiliated)
Polar Capital Global Financials Trust PLC
020 7227 2700
26 March 2026
END
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