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Polar Capital Hldgs - Result of AGM

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Polar Capital Holdings PLC
29 July 2020
 

29 July 2020                                                                        

Polar Capital Holdings PLC (the "Company")

Result of AGM held on 28 July 2020

 

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300OXX7YE1947B825

Polar Capital Holdings plc is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at its annual general meeting ("AGM") held at 2.30 pm on 28 July 2020 were passed on a poll.

The following table indicates the number of valid proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting for each of the resolutions.  Votes withheld do not constitute votes in law and are not counted in the number of votes for or against any resolution.

The total issued share capital at the date of the meeting was 98,478,952 ordinary shares with voting rights of one vote per share.   A total of 59,196,697 votes were lodged on each of the undernoted resolutions.

Copies of resolutions 14,15 and 16, having been passed as special resolutions, will be submitted to Companies House. 

 

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.polarcapital.co.uk. There were no questions received on these resolutions prior to the meeting.

 

Mr Thomas Bartlam who had served as Chairman of the Company from 2007 to 2020 had not sought re-election and retired.  Mr David Lamb has succeeded Mr Bartlam as Chairman of the Board from the end of the Meeting.

 

The Board wishes to record its appreciation for Mr Bartlam's service and guidance over the years. 

 

 

Resolution

Shares For

%

Shares Against

%

Votes Withheld

1. To receive the Annual Report and Audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2020

59,159,756

100.00%

0

0.00%

36,941

2. To approve Directors' Remuneration Implementation Report for the year ended 31 March 2020

59,165,171

99.99%

4,112

0.01%

27,414

3. To elect David Lamb as a director

59,150,476

99.97%

17,374

0.03%

28,847

4. To elect Andrew Ross as a director

58,991,840

99.70%

176,010

0.30%

28,847

5. To re-elect Gavin Rochussen as a director

59,143,256

99.96%

24,594

0.04%

28,847

6. To re-elect John Mansell as a director

59,140,013

99.95%

27,837

0.05%

28,847

7. To re-elect Brian Ashford-Russell as a director

59,140,013

99.95%

27,837

0.05%

28,847

8.  To re-elect Jamie Cayzer Colvin as a director

58,965,013

99.66%

202,837

0.34%

28,847

9. To re-elect Alexa Coates as a director

59,165,139

100.00%

2,711

0.00%

28,847

10. To re-elect Win Robbins as a director

59,165,139

99.99%

3,120

0.01%

28,438

11. To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP as Auditors

59,164,097

99.99%

5,307

0.01%

27,293

12. To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration

59,143,528

99.95%

27,760

0.05%

25,409

13. To allot shares

59,162,020

99.99%

8,738

0.01%

25,939

14. To disapply pre-emption rights

59,153,740

99.98%

11,031

0.02%

31,926

15. To authorise the Company to buy-back its own shares

59,138,521

99.98%

11,554

0.02%

46,622

16. To adopt new Articles of Association

59,151,192

100.00%

1,894

0.00%

43,611

17. To increase aggregate cap on Directors fees in the Articles of Association

59,079,195

99.88%

69,682

0.12%

47,820

 

 

 Enquiries:

 

Neil Taylor

Company Secretary

+44 (0)20 7227 2700

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