26th Nov 2025 07:00
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26 November 2025
Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust plc (the "Company")
Result of Tender Offer
On 22 October 2025, the Company published a Circular and announced a Tender Offer of up to 100 per cent. of the Ordinary Shares of the Company (excluding Shares held in Treasury).
The results of the Tender Offer were as follows:
Number of Shares | % of issued share capital (excluding Treasury shares) | |
Shares validly tendered | 27,253,026 | 22.47 |
The Company has satisfied the Minimum Continuation Condition to be able to proceed with the Tender Offer as set out in the Circular and in line with the expected timetable below.
The Chair commented:
"The PCGH Board and I are delighted to see the overwhelming support for the next iteration of the Company and commitment to the period ahead. With almost 80% of existing shareholders remaining invested in the Company, this is a very strong statement especially when considered against the challenges currently faced by the wider Investment Trust industry.
We would like to thank all those shareholders supporting the continuation of the Company and to welcome the new shareholders who have joined us more recently. We are confident that the positive outlook for investing in the healthcare sector, strong relative outperformance by the fund managers and revised structure will encourage other investors to become part of the Company's register and benefit from Polar Capital's strong healthcare investment franchise."
EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF EVENTS
GENERAL MEETING
General Meeting | 9.00 a.m. on 27 November 2025 |
Announcement of results of the General Meeting | 27 November 2025 |
TENDER OFFER
Announcement of Tender Offer elections | 26 November 2025 |
Calculation Date | Close of business on 27 November 2025 |
Announcement of final results of the Tender Offer and the Tender Price | 1 December 2025 |
Repurchase of Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer | 2 December 2025 |
CREST accounts credited in respect of Tender Offer proceeds for uncertificated Ordinary Shares | by 5 December 2025 |
Cheques despatched in respect of Tender Offer proceeds for certificated Ordinary Shares | by 12 December 2025 |
Despatch of balancing share certificates (in respect of certificated Shares) for revised, certificated holdings | by 12 December 2025 |
The above times and dates are subject to the passing of the Resolutions at the General Meeting.
Each of the times and dates in the expected timetable above may be extended or brought forward without further notice. If any of the above times and/or dates change, the revised time(s) and/or date(s) will be notified to Shareholders by a Regulatory Information Service announcement. All references are to London time (GMT) unless otherwise stated.
Capitalised terms shall have the meaning attributed to them in the Circular unless otherwise defined in this announcement.
For further information please contact: | Lisa Arnold - Chair Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust plc (contact via the Company Secretary)
John 'Reg' Regnier-Wilson / Richard Oates Polar Capital Investment Trust Sales
Alex Collins / Michael Janes / Ashwin Kohli Panmure Liberum Limited Corporate Broker
| Tel. 020 7227 2742
Tel. 020 7227 2725
Tel. 020 3100 2000 |
Related Shares:
Polar Cap Glbl