Result of AGM
Capital Gearing Trust P.l.c.
Results of the Annual General Meeting
Capital Gearing Trust P.l.c. (the "Company") is pleased to announce the results
of its Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") held on Friday, 19 July 2013 at
11.00am. The ordinary and special resolutions set out in the AGM notice were
proposed and passed on a show of hands.
The proxy voting figures are shown below.
No. Resolution
ORDINARY BUSINESS
1 To receive and consider the Report and Accounts for the year ended 5
April 2013
Votes for/ 475,484
discretionary
Votes against 0
Total votes cast 475,484
Votes withheld 0
Poll No
2 To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 5 April
2013
Votes for/ 475,449
discretionary
Votes against 35
Total votes cast 475,484
Votes withheld 0
Poll No
3 To declare a final dividend of 16p per share for the year ended 5 April
2013
Votes for/ 475,484
discretionary
Votes against 0
Total votes cast 475,484
Votes withheld 0
Poll No
4 To re-elect Mr T R Pattison as a director of the Company
Votes for/ 464,730
discretionary
Votes against 10,754
Total votes cast 475,484
Votes withheld 0
Poll No
5 To re-elect Mr R P A Spiller as a director of the Company
Votes for/ 473,400
discretionary
Votes against 2,084
Total votes cast 475,484
Votes withheld 0
Poll No
6 To re-elect Mr G Prescott as a director of the Company
Votes for/ 466,814
discretionary
Votes against 8,670
Total votes cast 475,484
Votes withheld 0
Poll No
7 To re-elect Mr EG Meek as a director of the Company
Votes for/ 466,030
discretionary
Votes against 9,454
Total votes cast 475,484
Votes withheld 0
Poll No
8 To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors to the
Company
Votes for/ 462,830
discretionary
Votes against 11,870
Total votes cast 474,700
Votes withheld 784
Poll No
9 To authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration
Votes for/ 466,814
discretionary
Votes against 8,670
Total votes cast 475,484
Votes withheld 0
Poll No
SPECIAL BUSINESS
ORDINARY RESOLUTION
10 To authorise the directors to allot shares
Votes for/ 470,697
discretionary
Votes against 1,152
Total votes cast 471,849
Votes withheld 35
Poll No
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
11 To authorise the directors to allot shares on a non-pre-emptive basis
Votes for/ 469,113
discretionary
Votes against 2,736
Total votes cast 471,849
Votes withheld 35
Poll No
12 To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares
Votes for/ 472,934
discretionary
Votes against 2,550
Total votes cast 475,484
Votes withheld 0
Poll No
13 To authorise the calling of general meetings, other than annual general
meetings, on not less than 14 clear days' notice
Votes for/ 465,779
discretionary
Votes against 9,670
Total votes cast 475,449
Votes withheld 35
Poll No
14 To amend articles to permit the payment of dividends out of capital
profits
Votes for/ 474,305
discretionary
Votes against 1,179
Total votes cast 475,484
Votes withheld 0
Poll No
15 To adopt new articles of association of the Company
Votes for/ 474,557
discretionary
Votes against 927
Total votes cast 475,484
Votes withheld 0
Poll No
Notes:
Any proxy votes which are at the discretion of the Chairman have been included
in the "for" total. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in
the votes for or against a resolution.
At the date of the AGM the total number of Ordinary shares of 25p each in issue
and the total number of voting rights was 2,921,906.
The proxy voting figures will shortly also be available on the Company's
website at www.capitalgearingtrust.com
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the full text of the special
business resolutions passed has been submitted to the National Storage
Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:
http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm
Disclaimer: 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.
Enquires
Johana J. Woodruff
TMF Nominees Ltd
Email: company.secretary@capitalgearingtrust.com
19 July 2013