17 July 2026

Polar Capital Holdings plc ("Polar Capital" or the "Company")

Transaction in own shares and Share Buy Back Programme - Extension

Polar Capital announces that, in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme announced on 16 January 2026 (the "Programme"), the Company purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 2.5p ("Ordinary Shares") each through Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (trading for these purposes as Deutsche Numis) ("Deutsche Numis").

The repurchased shares will be cancelled by the Company.

Following the purchase and settlement of these shares, the Company's issued ordinary share capital is 99,721,458. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company will be 99,721,458. This figure for the total number of voting rights may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

In addition, the Company announces, further to the release of RNS 1335P on 16 January 2026 announcing the Share Buy Back Programme (the "Programme"), that the expiry date of the Programme has been extended from 19 July 2026 to the date of the Company's AGM, being 24 September 2026.

As at close of 17 July 2026, and including the buyback detailed above:

·    the remaining repurchase authority available from that granted by shareholder resolution passed at the AGM held on 25 September 2025 was 13,377,191 Ordinary Shares;

·    since launch of the Programme, the Company has bought back 1,847,908 Ordinary Shares at an average price of 712.60 pence per share; there remains £1,943,476.28 available under the Programme.

Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (trading for these purposes as Deutsche Numis) ("Deutsche Numis") shall continue to independently manage the Programme to repurchase Ordinary Shares on the Company's behalf.

The Company confirms that it currently has no unpublished inside information.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the UK version of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 which is part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the table below contains detailed information of the individual trades made by Deutsche Numis as part of the Share Buyback Programme.

Individual Transaction information of 17 July 2026: 

Polar Capital                                                                                                      +44 (0)20 7227 2700

Tracey Lago (Group Company Secretary)                                             

Deutsche Numis - Nomad and Joint Broker                                         +44 (0)20 7545 8000

Charles Farquhar

Duncan Monteith

Rajesh Iyer