The Board of Polar Capital Global Financials Trust plc confirmed that, as indicated in the announcement on 24 November 2022 confirming the appointment of two new non-executive Directors (NED), having served 9.5 years on the Board, Katrina Hart has completed her tenure and has stepped down as NED to the Company with effect from 1 December 2022. This change reflects the next step in the succession plan of the original founding NEDs and thereby transition of the Board of the Company; the final step in the transition will be the retirement of the current Chair, Robert Kyprianou, which is currently intended to be confirmed following the AGM to be held in 2023.