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21 Jul 2011 12:45
Caledonia Investments plc: Result of Annual General Meeting
Caledonia Investments plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that all of the resolutions proposed at its annual general meeting held on 21 July 2011 were duly passed.
The following table indicates the number of valid proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting for each of the resolutions. It should be noted that votes withheld do not constitute votes in law and therefore are not counted in the number of votes for or against any resolution.
Resolution | In favour | Against | Withheld | Total lodged | |||
No | No. | % | No. | % | No. | No. | |
1 | To receive and adopt the directors' report and the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2011 | 38,243,068 | 99.53 | 182,104 | 0.47 | 1,281,419 | 39,706,591 |
2 | To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2011 | 37,664,328 | 95.94 | 1,593,466 | 4.06 | 448,797 | 39,706,591 |
3 | To declare a final dividend of 26.0p per ordinary share | 39,629,873 | 100.00 | 350 | 0.00 | 76,368 | 39,706,591 |
4 | To re-elect Mr J R H Loudon as a director | 38,038,472 | 99.50 | 190,116 | 0.50 | 1,478,003 | 39,706,591 |
5 | To re-elect Mr W P Wyatt as a director | 39,321,607 | 99.94 | 25,350 | 0.06 | 359,634 | 39,706,591 |
6 | To re-elect Mr S A King as a director | 39,152,975 | 99.33 | 265,140 | 0.67 | 288,476 | 39,706,591 |
7 | To re-elect The Hon C W Cayzer as a director | 39,321,176 | 99.94 | 25,000 | 0.06 | 360,415 | 39,706,591 |
8 | To re-elect Mr J M B Cayzer-Colvin as a director | 39,320,676 | 99.94 | 25,500 | 0.06 | 360,415 | 39,706,591 |
9 | To re-elect Mr J M May as a director | 39,385,365 | 99.92 | 32,500 | 0.08 | 288,726 | 39,706,591 |
10 | To re-elect Mr C M Allen-Jones as a director | 38,166,727 | 99.33 | 257,264 | 0.67 | 1,282,600 | 39,706,591 |
11 | To re-elect Mr M E T Davies as a director | 38,178,897 | 99.36 | 244,794 | 0.64 | 1,282,900 | 39,706,591 |
12 | To re-elect Mr R Goblet d'Alviella as a director | 36,886,194 | 96.00 | 1,537,151 | 4.00 | 1,283,246 | 39,706,591 |
13 | To re-elect Mr C H Gregson as a director | 39,405,211 | 99.89 | 42,669 | 0.11 | 258,711 | 39,706,591 |
14 | To re-elect Mr D G F Thompson as a director | 39,435,704 | 99.97 | 12,176 | 0.03 | 258,711 | 39,706,591 |
15 | To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors | 39,258,654 | 99.52 | 189,534 | 0.48 | 258,403 | 39,706,591 |
16 | To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration | 39,354,151 | 99.76 | 94,037 | 0.24 | 258,403 | 39,706,591 |
17 | To grant the Company authority to make market purchases of its own shares | 39,370,376 | 99.34 | 261,869 | 0.66 | 74,346 | 39,706,591 |
18 | To approve the waiver of the mandatory offer provisions set out in Rule 9 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers in relation to the Cayzer Concert Party* | 10,999,612 | 78.30 | 3,048,641 | 21.70 | 98,464 | 14,146,717 |
19 | To authorise the allotment of unissued shares | 39,340,936 | 99.46 | 214,248 | 0.54 | 151,407 | 39,706,591 |
20 | To authorise the allotment of shares on a non pre-emptive basis | 39,433,377 | 99.50 | 196,446 | 0.50 | 76,768 | 39,706,591 |
21 | To authorise the convening of general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 39,343,347 | 99.28 | 285,501 | 0.72 | 77,743 | 39,706,591 |
22 | To approve the Caledonia Investments 2011 Performance Share Scheme | 39,216,622 | 99.20 | 315,758 | 0.80 | 174,211 | 39,706,591 |
23 | To approve the Caledonia Investments 2011 Deferred Bonus Plan | 38,715,482 | 97.86 | 847,094 | 2.14 | 144,015 | 39,706,591 |
\* The shareholders who are deemed to form the Cayzer Concert Party for the purposes of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers were not able to vote on this resolution
Each of the resolutions was voted on by way of a show of hands, other than resolution 18 which was voted on by way of a poll. The numbers of votes cast at the meeting on resolution 18 were 11,001,226 in favour and 3,048,641 against. At the date of the annual general meeting there were 58,222,551 ordinary shares in issue, excluding shares held in treasury.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 18, 21, 22 and 23, being the resolutions passed at the annual general meeting other than those concerning ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
Enquiries:
G P Denison,
Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 8080
21 July 2011
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All of the resolutions proposed at the annual general meeting are also set out in the AGM circular available on Caledonia's website at www.caledonia.com .
Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.