Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6294M

Caledonia Investments PLC

17 July 2014

 



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: [phone]

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.

 

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