POLAR CAPITAL GLOBAL FIN. TST PLC

Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement • May 14, 2025

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NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY

General Meeting to be held at the offices of Polar Capital LLP, 16 Palace Street, London SW1E 5JD at 10.00 a.m. on Wednesday, 18 June 2025. Important please read carefully

Notice of Availability – Please read carefully. You can now access the Circular including Notice of General Meeting at www.polarcapitalglobalfinancialstrust.com.

A shareholder circular for a Tender, Secondary Placing and Notice of General Meeting of the Company to be held on 18 June 2025 (the "Circular") is now available on the Company's website at www.polarcapitalglobalfinancialstrust.com. You are advised to read the Circular in full before deciding how to vote and refer to the Company's latest Annual Report for further information on the Company and its activities.

If you cannot locate or access the documents, would like to receive paper copies of the documents or would like to receive paper copies of shareholder communications in future then please call the Company's registrars, Equiniti, on +44 (0) 371 384 2050 or contact them via the website www.shareview.co.uk. Telephone lines are open 8.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays in England and Wales).

Please note that any electronic communication sent to the Company or registrar that is found to contain a computer virus will not be accepted and that the Company's obligation is satisfied when it transmits an electronic message and it cannot be held responsible for a failure in transmission beyond itscontrol.

Shareholder Reference Number

Perivan.com 270955

Polar Capital Global Financials Trust plc + +

Form of proxy for use at the General Meeting (GM) of Polar Capital Global Financials Trust plc (the "Company") to be held at 10.00 a.m. on Wednesday, 18 June 2025 and at any adjournment thereof.

Shareholder Reference Number

Before completing, please read the Notice of Meeting and the instructions for completion. Any capitalised terms not defined in this form of proxy shall take the meanings set out in the Circular.

I/We, the undersigned, hereby appoint the Chair (note 1) of the Meeting, or (note 2)

as my/our proxy, to attend, speak and vote in respect of my full entitlement or shares on my/our behalf at the GM of the Company to be held on Wednesday, 18 June 2025 and at any adjournment thereof.

The proxy will vote on the under-mentioned resolutions, as indicated. The proxy will vote at his or her discretion, or abstain from voting on any resolution listed below if no instruction is given regarding that resolution and on any other business transacted at the meeting.

Please indicate your vote by marking the appropriate boxes in black ink like this: ✘

Vote Special Resolutions For Against Withheld

Resolution 1

To authorise the Company to make market purchases of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer, as further set out in the resolution.

Resolution 2

THAT, subject to Resolution 1 being passed, the placing of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Secondary Placing at the Secondary Placing Price is authorised, without the Company first being required to offer such Ordinary Shares pro rata to existing Shareholders.

Please mark this box if signing on behalf of the shareholder as Power of Attorney, Receiver, or Third Party. This card should not be used for any comments, change of address, or other queries. Please send separate instruction.

Signature(s)
Date

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF PROXY FORM

1. shareholder, the full voting entitlement for that designated account). proxy form has been issued in respect of a designated account for a deemed to be authorised in respect of your full voting entitlement (or if this which they are authorised to act as your proxy. If left blank your proxy will be to the proxy holder's name (see reverse) the number of shares in relation to relation to less than your full voting entitlement, please enter in the box next provided. Please initial the amendment. If the proxy is being appointed in Meeting' and please insert the name of your chosen proxy holder in the space to appoint a person other than the Chair, delete the words 'the Chair of the rights, to attend, speak and vote on their behalf at the meeting. If you wish who need not be a shareholder as their proxy to exercise all or any of their Every holder has the right to appoint some other person(s) of their choice,

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• 1. other business which may properly come before the AGM. envelope. Your proxy will vote or abstain from voting as they think fit on any given. All forms must be signed and should be returned together in the same the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being which they are authorised to act as your proxy. Please also indicate by ticking in the box next to the proxy holder's name the number of shares in relation to by contacting the Registrar or you may photocopy this form. Please indicate To appoint more than one proxy, an additional proxy form(s) may be obtained
• 1. required majority or total votes cast. proxy not to vote and your votes will not be counted in computing the majority. If you tick 'vote withheld' for any resolution you are directing your If you tick 'against' your vote will not be counted in computing the required
• 1. shall be entitled to vote. first-named in the share register present at the AGM in person or by proxy of their holdings but, where more than one is present at the AGM, only the In the case of joint shareholders, any of the shareholders may vote in respect
• 1. the corporation. seal or be signed on its behalf by an attorney or a duly authorised officer of In the case of a corporation this form must be executed under its common
• 1. Equiniti Limited at the address given below not later than 48 To be effective, this form should be completed and returned so as to reach hours before

Lancing, BN99 8LU.

If you wish, you may return the proxy card in an envelope to FREEPOST RTHJ-CLLL-KBKU, Equiniti Limited, Aspect House, Spencer Road,

the time appointed for the GM or any adjourned GM (excludingnon-working days).

• 1. given below, together with this form of proxy. such power or authority, must be deposited at Equiniti Limited at the address attorney or authority under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of If this form of proxy is executed under a power of attorney, the power of
• any address other than that provided or if received service. A proxy appointment made electronically will not be valid if sent to appointment electronically using the CREST electronic proxy appointment If you hold shares through CREST you may, if you wish, register your proxy after 10.00 a.m. on 16 June 2025. For details on how to use the CREST service please refer to the Notice of General Meeting. Please note that any electronic communication found to contain a computer virus will not be accepted.
• 1. www.shareview.co.uk To register the appointment of a proxy electronically, visit and follow the instructions provided. The proxy appointment must be received by Equiniti by 10.00 a.m. on 16 June 2025. More details on how to lodge a vote via Equiniti's online service can be found

in the Notes section of the Notice of Meeting.

• 1. Members of the Company at 6.30pm on the day which is two which may be cast will be determined by reference to the Register of entitlement to attend and vote at the meeting and the number of votes Pursuant to regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001, working days person to attend and vote at the meeting.Members after that time shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any before the day of the meeting. Changes to entries on the Register of
• Any alterations made to this form should be initialled.

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Equiniti Limited, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA

BN99 8LU LANCING Spencer Road Aspect House Equiniti Freepost RTHJ-CLLL-KBKU

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