POLAR CAPITAL GLOBAL HEALTHCARE TRUST PLC Polar Capital Global Healthcare Growth and Income Trust plc ("the Company")
Results of the 4th Annual General Meeting held at 12 noon on Tuesday 23 January 2015
AGM Presentation
A presentation on the investment performance of the Company was given by Dr. Mahony, covering the portfolio and markets and including information on the portfolio as at 31 December 2014. A copy of this presentation will be available from the Company's website:www.polarcapitalhealthcaretrust.co.uk
AGM Results
All the resolutions, as set out in full in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 15 December 2014, were proposed and passed on a show of hands at the Annual General Meeting of the Company. The Notice of Meeting is available on the Company's website at:www.polarcapitalhealthcaretrust.co.uk
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 122,650,000 of which 1,075,000 shares were held in treasury. Shares held in treasury do not have voting rights.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 10, 11 and 12, having been passed as special resolutions, have been submitted to Companies House, as well as the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available for inspection atwww.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
All of the resolutions proposed at the annual general meeting are set out in the AGM
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 f or the year ended 30 September 2014 | 33,353,086 | 182,854 | 0 |
2 | To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Implementation Report f or the year ended 30 September 2014 | 33,518,140 | 17,800 | 0 |
3 | To re-elect Mr Aston as a director | 33,535,940 | 0 | 0 |
4 | To re-elect Mr Robinson as a director | 33,535,940 | 0 | 0 |
5 | To re-elect Mr Brampton as a director | 33,535,940 | 0 | 0 |
6 | To re-elect Mr Milford as a director | 33,535,940 | 0 | 0 |
7 | To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC as auditors | 33,535,940 | 0 | 0 |
8 | To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration | 33,535,940 | 0 | 0 |
9 | To authorise the allotment of ordinary shares | 33,535,940 | 0 | 0 |
10 | To disapply pre-emption rights | 33,158,620 | 377,320 | 0 |
11 | To grant the Company authority to buy back its own ordinary shares | 33,535,940 | 0 | 0 |
12 | To adopt new Articles of Association | 33,353,086 | 182,854 | 0 |
Enquiries:
N P Taylor
Polar Capital Global Healthcare Growth and Income Trust PLC
020 7227 2700
23 January 2015
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