Transaction in own shares and Buy Back Extension

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Polar Capital Holdings plc has extended its share buyback programme, originally announced on 16 January 2026, to the date of the Company's AGM on 24 September 2026. On 17 July 2026, the company purchased 18,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 881.49 pence per share, with the lowest price paid being 876.00 pence and the highest 887.00 pence. These repurchased shares will be cancelled, reducing the total issued ordinary share capital to 99,721,458. Since the programme's inception, Polar Capital has bought back 1,847,908 shares for an average of 712.60 pence each, with £1,943,476.28 remaining available under the programme.

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Polar Capital Holdings PLC
17 July 2026
 

17 July 2026

 

Polar Capital Holdings plc ("Polar Capital" or the "Company")

 

Transaction in own shares and Share Buy Back Programme - Extension

 

Polar Capital announces that, in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme announced on 16 January 2026 (the "Programme"), the Company purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 2.5p ("Ordinary Shares") each through Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (trading for these purposes as Deutsche Numis) ("Deutsche Numis").

 

Date of purchase:

17 July 2026

Aggregate number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

18,000

Lowest price paid per share (GBp):

876.00

Highest price paid per share (GBp):

887.00

Volume weighted average price paid per share (GBp):

881.4932

 

The repurchased shares will be cancelled by the Company.

 

Following the purchase and settlement of these shares, the Company's issued ordinary share capital is 99,721,458. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company will be 99,721,458. This figure for the total number of voting rights may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

In addition, the Company announces, further to the release of RNS 1335P on 16 January 2026 announcing the Share Buy Back Programme (the "Programme"), that the expiry date of the Programme has been extended from 19 July 2026 to the date of the Company's AGM, being 24 September 2026.

 

As at close of 17 July 2026, and including the buyback detailed above:

 

·    the remaining repurchase authority available from that granted by shareholder resolution passed at the AGM held on 25 September 2025 was 13,377,191 Ordinary Shares;

 

·    since launch of the Programme, the Company has bought back 1,847,908 Ordinary Shares at an average price of 712.60 pence per share; there remains £1,943,476.28 available under the Programme.

 

Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (trading for these purposes as Deutsche Numis) ("Deutsche Numis") shall continue to independently manage the Programme to repurchase Ordinary Shares on the Company's behalf.

 

The Company confirms that it currently has no unpublished inside information.

 

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the UK version of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the table below contains detailed information of the individual trades made by Deutsche Numis as part of the Share Buyback Programme.

 

Individual Transaction information of 17 July 2026: 

 

Number of shares purchased

Transaction price per share (pence)

Time of transaction

Trading venue

604

887.00

 08:21:34

AIMX

532

887.00

 08:50:48

AIMX

22

884.00

 09:10:58

AIMX

100

884.00

 09:10:58

AIMX

570

883.00

 09:18:23

AIMX

648

881.00

 09:48:57

AIMX

633

886.00

 10:21:02

AIMX

560

885.00

 10:21:56

AIMX

26

886.00

 10:28:53

AIMX

569

886.00

 10:42:35

AIMX

563

884.00

 10:56:21

AIMX

51

884.00

 11:02:19

AIMX

164

883.00

 11:22:18

AIMX

370

883.00

 11:22:18

AIMX

601

883.00

 11:53:07

AIMX

540

883.00

 12:04:24

AIMX

622

881.00

 12:08:35

AIMX

206

882.00

 12:08:35

AIMX

421

882.00

 12:08:35

AIMX

330

885.00

 12:48:12

AIMX

240

885.00

 12:48:12

AIMX

89

886.00

 12:50:28

AIMX

561

886.00

 12:50:28

AIMX

146

886.00

 12:51:48

AIMX

432

886.00

 12:51:48

AIMX

532

883.00

 13:10:05

AIMX

105

880.00

 13:37:45

AIMX

527

880.00

 13:37:45

AIMX

635

879.00

 14:00:10

AIMX

621

877.00

 14:20:34

AIMX

593

876.00

 14:32:56

AIMX

17

880.00

 15:02:00

AIMX

300

880.00

 15:03:03

AIMX

223

880.00

 15:03:03

AIMX

1

880.00

 15:10:44

AIMX

558

881.00

 15:12:32

AIMX

541

878.00

 15:30:17

AIMX

534

878.00

 15:30:17

AIMX

52

878.00

 15:30:17

AIMX

633

878.00

 15:41:05

AIMX

537

879.00

 15:58:49

AIMX

537

878.00

 15:58:59

AIMX

531

876.00

 16:04:41

AIMX

923

876.00

 16:13:59

AIMX

 

 

Polar Capital                                                                                                      +44 (0)20 7227 2700

Tracey Lago (Group Company Secretary)                                             

 

 

Deutsche Numis - Nomad and Joint Broker                                         +44 (0)20 7545 8000

Charles Farquhar

Duncan Monteith

Rajesh Iyer

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