4 January 2017

Polar Capital Global Healthcare Growth and Income Trust plc (the 'Company')

Top Ten Equity Holdings and Sector and Geographic Exposure as at 30 December 2016 and full Portfolio listing as at 30 November 2016 available from company's website

Polar Capital Global Healthcare Growth and Income Trust plc is pleased to announce that as at 30 December 2016 the top ten equity holdings and the sector and geographic breakdown were as follows:

Top 10 Holdings

%

Pfizer

7.6%

Merck & Co

7.3%

Johnson & Johnson

6.2%

Sanofi

5.0%

GlaxoSmithKline

5.0%

Roche

4.6%

Astellas Pharma

4.0%

Novartis

3.6%

Merck KGaA

3.5%

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries

3.0%

Total

49.9%

Sector Exposure

%

Pharmaceuticals

61.3%

Healthcare Equipment

9.9%

Biotechnology

9.4%

Healthcare REITs

5.7%

Healthcare Services

4.8%

Healthcare Facilities

3.6%

Managed Healthcare

2.1%

Healthcare Supplies

0.9%

Life & Health Insurance

0.6%

Life Sciences Tools & Services

0.6%

Healthcare Distributors

0.2%

Cash

1.0%

Total

100.0%

Geographic Exposure

%

United States

50.7%

United Kingdom

11.2%

Switzerland

8.8%

Japan

6.0%

France

5.0%

Germany

4.1%

Israel

3.0%

Australia

3.0%

Ireland

2.7%

Canada

2.0%

India

0.7%

Italy

0.7%

Denmark

0.6%

Norway

0.4%

Cash

1.0%

Total

100%

The monthly factsheet will usually be available on the Company's website on the 10 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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