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Results of AGM
Results of AGM.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 2678D Polar Capital Holdings PLC 11 September 2008 \n \nPOLAR CAPITAL HOLDINGS plc\n\nRESULTS OF Annual General Meeting held on Thursday\n11 SEPTEMBER 2008\n\n\nPolar Capital Holdings plc ('Polar Capital' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that all of the resolutions proposed at its annual general meeting ('AGM') held on 11 September 2008 were unanimously passed on a show of hands.\n\nThe number of proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting for each of the resolutions are as noted in the table below and a copy of the proxy voting will be available shortly from the Company's website, www.polarcapital.co.uk under corporate information of the investor relations section. \n\nAt today's AGM it was also announced that Brian Ashford-Russell will step down from his position on the executive committee of the Company as of 31 October 2008 and will become a Non-Executive Director of Polar Capital. In addition to this role, he will continue to remain involved with the technology team at Polar Capital assisting on investment strategy. He also remains a Director of the Polar Capital Technology Trust plc. \n\nFor further enquiries:\n\n\n\n\nPolar Capital Holdings plc\nNeil Taylor\n+44 20 7227 2700\n \n\n\nLandsbanki Securities (UK) Limited\nSimon Bridges, Managing Director\nClaes Spång, Associate Director\n+44 20 7426 9000\n\n\nFD\nEd Gascoigne-Pees\nFelicity Murdoch\n+44 20 7831 3113\n \n\n\n\n\n\nProxy voting table\n\n\n\n\nResolution Number\n\n\nNumber of Votes For\n\n\nNumber of Votes Against\n\n\nNumber of Votes Discretionary\n\n\nNumber of Votes Abstain / Withheld\n\n\nTotal Votes Cast (Including Abstain / Withheld)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n01\nReceiving Report and Accounts\n\n\n29,726,181\n\n\n0\n\n\n0\n\n\n0\n\n\n29,726,181\n\n\n\n\n02\nAppointment of M Thomas as a Director\n\n\n29,726,181\n\n\n0\n\n\n0\n\n\n0\n\n\n29,726,181\n\n\n\n\n03\nRe-appointment of Auditors\n\n\n29,726,181\n\n\n0\n\n\n0\n\n\n0\n\n\n29,726,181\n\n\n\n\n04\nRemuneration of Auditors\n\n\n29,726,181\n\n\n0\n\n\n0\n\n\n0\n\n\n29,726,181\n\n\n\n\n05\nPower to allot shares for cash\n\n\n29,720,181\n\n\n0\n\n\n0\n\n...