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17 Jul 2014 13:06
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 17 July 2014 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 2014 | 36,667,137 | 99.95 | 17,627 | 0.05 | 265,459 | 36,950,223 |
2 | To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2014 (other than the directors' remuneration policy) | 36,607,789 | 99.81 | 68,129 | 0.19 | 274,305 | 36,950,223 |
3 | To approve the directors' remuneration policy | 36,427,822 | 99.76 | 88,185 | 0.24 | 434,216 | 36,950,223 |
4 | To approve and declare a final dividend of 35.7p per ordinary share | 36,684,764 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 265,459 | 36,950,223 |
5 | To re-elect Mr R D Kent as a director | 36,623,479 | 99.88 | 42,658 | 0.12 | 284,086 | 36,950,223 |
6 | To re-elect Mr W P Wyatt as a director | 36,658,916 | 99.93 | 24,848 | 0.07 | 266,459 | 36,950,223 |
7 | To re-elect Mr S A King as a director | 36,658,916 | 99.93 | 24,848 | 0.07 | 266,459 | 36,950,223 |
8 | To re-elect Mr J M B Cayzer-Colvin as a director | 36,652,009 | 99.91 | 31,755 | 0.09 | 266,459 | 36,950,223 |
9 | To re-elect Mr C M Allen-Jones as a director | 35,569,033 | 97.01 | 1,095,787 | 2.99 | 285,403 | 36,950,223 |
10 | To re-elect Mr S J Bridges as a director | 36,683,624 | 99.99 | 140 | 0.01 | 266,459 | 36,950,223 |
11 | To re-elect The Hon C W Cayzer as a director | 36,545,175 | 99.62 | 138,589 | 0.38 | 266,459 | 36,950,223 |
12 | To re-elect Mr C H Gregson as a director | 36,671,124 | 99.97 | 12,640 | 0.03 | 266,459 | 36,950,223 |
13 | To re-elect Mr R B Woods as a director | 36,620,496 | 99.93 | 25,957 | 0.07 | 303,770 | 36,950,223 |
14 | To elect Mr H Y H Boël as a director | 36,282,904 | 98.91 | 400,846 | 1.09 | 266,473 | 36,950,223 |
15 | To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor | 36,666,310 | 99.95 | 17,454 | 0.05 | 266,459 | 36,950,223 |
16 | To authorise the directors to agree the auditor's remuneration | 36,684,384 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 265,839 | 36,950,223 |
17 | To grant the Company authority to make market purchases of its own shares | 36,942,338 | 99.98 | 7,835 | 0.02 | 50 | 36,950,223 |
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* | 9,676,601 | 86.11 | 1,560,898 | 13.89 | 119,678 | 11,357,177 |
19 | To authorise the allotment of unissued shares | 36,677,226 | 99.98 | 7,038 | 0.02 | 265,959 | 36,950,223 |
20 | To authorise the allotment of shares on a non pre-emptive basis | 36,667,857 | 99.96 | 16,407 | 0.04 | 265,959 | 36,950,223 |
21 | To authorise the convening of general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 36,245,455 | 98.81 | 438,011 | 1.19 | 266,757 | 36,950,223 |
\* 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 9,675,830 in favour and 1,560,898 against. At the date of the annual general meeting there were 55,411,017 ordinary shares with voting rights in issue. No shares are held in treasury.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 17 to 21, being the resolutions passed as special business at the annual general meeting, 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
17 July 2014
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All of the resolutions proposed at the annual general meeting are also set out in the circular to shareholders incorporating the notice of the 2014 annual general meeting 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.