5th September 2019

Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust plc (the 'Company')

Top Ten Equity Holdings and Sector and Geographic Exposure as at 30th August 2019 and full portfolio listing as at 31st July 2019 available from the company's website

Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust plc is pleased to announce that as at 30th August 2019 the top ten equity holdings and the sector and geographic breakdown were as follows:

Top 10 Holdings

%

Merck & Co

6.5%

Medtronic

5.4%

Novo Nordisk A/S

5.0%

Novartis

4.5%

Eli Lilly & Co

4.3%

Anthem

4.0%

Abbott Laboratories

3.8%

Humana

3.6%

Grifols SA

3.4%

Boston Scientific Corp

3.4%

Total

43.9%

Sector Exposure

%

Healthcare Equipment

39.5%

Pharmaceuticals

26.7%

Life Sciences Tools & Services

12.4%

Biotechnology

10.9%

Managed Healthcare

7.5%

Healthcare Facilities

3.6%

Healthcare Services

2.8%

Healthcare Supplies

1.9%

Education Services

0.9%

Healthcare Technology

0.4%

Healthcare Distributors

0.4%

Cash

-7.2%

Total

100.0%

Geographic Exposure

%

United States

69.5%

Denmark

8.4%

United Kingdom

7.0%

Ireland

5.4%

Switzerland

4.5%

Japan

3.8%

Spain

3.4%

Netherlands

3.3%

Italy

1.3%

France

0.6%

Cash

-7.2%

Total

100.0%

Gearing Ratio as calculated in accordance with the guidelines of the Association of Investment Companies, was 7.4%. Gearing is made up of structural debt provided by the subsidiary company PCGH ZDP plc, through the issue of zero dividend preference shares.

The monthly factsheet will usually be available on the Company's website on the 10th working day after the month end and includes a commentary by the investment manager. www.Polarcapitalhealthcaretrust.com

Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from the hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into or forms part of this announcement.

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