Result of AGM
Polar Capital Holdings PLC announced the results of its Annual General Meeting held on September 25, 2025, where all proposed resolutions were passed. The total issued share capital at the date of the meeting was 101,568,374 ordinary shares. Resolution 1, to receive the Annual Report and Audited financial statements, received 51,116,295 votes for and 1,982 votes against. The meeting also approved the re-election of several directors with votes for ranging from 46,183,040 to 51,152,794. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was appointed as auditors with 51,233,398 votes for. Resolutions 13 and 14, regarding disapplying pre-emption rights and authorizing the company to buy back its own shares, were passed as special resolutions with 50,897,538 and 51,056,853 votes for, respectively. Approximately 51% of the issued share capital was voted.
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The following table indicates the number of votes cast by poll for each of the resolutions. The total issued share capital at the date of the meeting was 101,568,374 ordinary shares with voting rights of one vote per share. There were no shares held in Treasury. Votes withheld do not constitute votes in law and are not counted in the number or percentage of votes for or against any resolution.
Resolutions 13 and 14 had been passed as special resolutions. In accordance with section 30 of the Companies Act, copies of these resolutions will be submitted to Companies House for lodging on the Company register.
| Resolution | Votes For (including discretionary) | % | Votes Against | % | Votes Withheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. To receive the Annual Report and Audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 | 51,116,295 | 100.00% | 1,982 | 0.00% | 538,943 |
| 2. To approve Directors' Remuneration Implementation Report for the year ended 31 March 2025 | 50,722,658 | 98.95% | 537,627 | 1.05% | 396,935 |
| 3. To re-elect Laura Ahto as a Director | 48,572,853 | 94.21% | 2,986,706 | 5.79% | 97,661 |
| 4. To re-elect Anand Aithal as a Director | 46,183,040 | 89.57% | 5,376,519 | 10.43% | 97,661 |
| 5. To re-elect Samir Ayub as a Director | 51,152,794 | 99.89% | 54,872 | 0.11% | 449,554 |
| 6. To re-elect Alexa Coates as a Director | 46,314,247 | 89.83% | 5,245,301 | 10.17% | 97,672 |
| 7. To re-elect David Lamb as a Director | 48,752,393 | 98.29% | 849,294 | 1.71% | 2,055,533 |
| 8. To re-elect Win Robbins as a Director | 48,857,984 | 98.50% | 743,191 | 1.50% | 2,056,045 |
| 9. To re-elect Andrew Ross as a Director | 49,321,412 | 99.43% | 280,475 | 0.57% | 2,055,333 |
| 10. To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | 51,233,398 | 99.94% | 31,564 | 0.06% | 392,258 |
| 11. To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration | 51,151,312 | 99.74% | 132,006 | 0.26% | 373,902 |
| 12. To allot shares | 51,074,038 | 99.59% | 209,175 | 0.41% | 374,007 |
| 13. To disapply pre-emption rights | 50,897,538 | 99.79% | 109,217 | 0.21% | 650,465 |
| 14. To authorise the Company to buy-back its own shares | 51,056,853 | 99.92% | 43,324 | 0.08% | 557,043 |
Of the issued share capital of the Company 51% was voted.
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