Result of AGM
Caledonia Investments PLC
19 July 2007
Caledonia Investments plc: Results of Annual General Meeting
Caledonia Investments plc is pleased to announce that all of the resolutions
proposed at its annual general meeting held on 19 July 2007 were duly passed.
The following table indicates the number of proxy votes lodged in advance of the
meeting for each of the resolutions. It should be noted that votes withheld do
not constitute a vote in law and therefore are not counted in the number of
votes for or against any resolution.
Resolution In favour Discretion Against Withheld
No No. % No. % No. % No.
1 To receive and adopt the 37,501,769 98.94 133,160 0.35 268,758 0.71 17,041
directors' report and the
accounts for the year ended 31
March 2007
2 To approve the directors' 37,483,784 98.85 136,422 0.36 298,942 0.79 1,580
remuneration report for the year
ended 31 March 2007
3 To declare a final dividend of 37,787,002 99.65 133,395 0.35 0 0.00 331
21.6p per ordinary share
4 To re-elect Mr P N Buckley as a 37,469,230 99.28 134,669 0.36 136,293 0.36 180,536
director
5 To re-elect Mr C M Allen-Jones as 37,762,260 99.59 135,708 0.36 19,623 0.05 3,137
a director
6 To re-elect Mr M E T Davies as a 37,587,760 99.32 135,708 0.36 123,522 0.33 73,738
director
7 To re-elect Mr J H Cartwright as 37,751,222 99.56 135,708 0.36 31,031 0.08 2,767
a director
8 To re-elect Mr J R H Loudon as a 35,419,028 93.77 136,108 0.36 2,218,664 5.87 146,928
director
9 To appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP 37,750,962 99.57 134,725 0.36 27,887 0.07 7,154
as the Company's auditors
10 To authorise the directors to 37,755,306 99.56 139,429 0.37 25,883 0.07 110
agree the auditors' remuneration
11 To grant the Company authority to 37,778,251 99.62 138,338 0.36 4,029 0.01 110
make market purchases of its own
shares
12 To approve the waiver of the 8,882,101 85.83 40,353 0.39 1,426,169 13.78 1,150,535
obligation that could arise on
the Cayzer Concert Party pursuant
to the City Code on Takeovers and
Mergers to make a general offer
for all of the issued ordinary
share capital of the Company
following the purchase of
ordinary shares by the Company*
13 To authorise the directors to 37,755,811 99.60 141,403 0.37 9,331 0.02 6,183
allot relevant securities
pursuant to section 80 of the
Companies Act 1985
14 To empower the directors to allot 37,763,447 99.60 141,454 0.37 11,708 0.03 4,119
or transfer shares from treasury
as if section 89 of the Companies
Act 1985 did not apply to such
allotment or transfer
15 To authorise the Company to make 31,206,874 86.24 140,535 0.39 4,839,910 13.37 1,733,409
EU political donations
*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 12 which was voted on by way of a poll. The numbers of votes cast at
the meeting on resolution 12 were 8,923,689 in favour and 1,426,169 against.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 12 and 15, being
the resolutions passed at the annual general meeting other than those concerning
ordinary business, have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will
shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document
Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Tel. No: +44 (0)20 7066 1000
(Documents will normally be available for inspection within six normal business
hours of this notice being given).
Enquiries:
G P Denison, Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 8080
19 July 2007
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