Result of AGM

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Caledonia Investments PLC

29 July 2008

 



Caledonia Investments plc: Results 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 29 July 2008 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 votes 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 directors' report and the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2008	37,651,956	99.72	35,537	0.09	73,010	0.19	93,392
2	To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2008	37,449,228	99.07	36,723	0.10	311,970	0.83	55,974
3	To declare a final dividend of 22.6p per ordinary share	37,743,548	99.71	35,537	0.09	74,351	0.20	33,862
4	To re-elect Mr J M B Cayzer-Colvin as a director	37,604,377	99.59	38,237	0.10	116,709	0.31	94,572
5	To re-elect Mr W P Wyatt as a director	37,587,496	99.59	38,248	0.10	115,347	0.31	79,401
6	To re-elect Mr R Goblet d'Alviella as a director	37,177,819	98.35	38,248	0.10	584,647	1.55	53,181
7	To re-elect Mr D G F Thompson as a director	37,799,484	99.86	38,248	0.10	14,596	0.04	1,567
8	To re-elect Mr J R H Loudon as a director	37,190,733	98.39	38,248	0.10	571,583	1.51	53,331
9	To re-appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditors	37,510,066	99.34	40,197	0.11	207,753	0.55	95,879
10	To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration	37,714,432	99.64	38,448	0.10	99,928	0.26	1,087
11	To grant the Company authority to make market purchases of its own shares	37,801,629	99.87	41,219	0.11	7,645	0.02	3,402
12	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*	8,038,005	64.20	39,319	0.31	4,443,526	35.49	660,571
13	To authorise the allotment of unissued shares	37,799,134	99.86	41,219	0.11	9,892	0.03	3,650
14	To authorise the allotment of shares on a non pre-emptive basis	37,767,751	99.78	41,219	0.11	40,794	0.11	4,131
15	To approve the adoption of new articles of association	37,777,754	99.81	43,527	0.12	27,113	0.07	5,501
16	To approve amendments to the Company's deferred bonus plan	37,472,453	99.51	44,154	0.12	139,150	0.37	198,138
17	To authorise the Company to make political donations	30,316,967	82.77	39,002	0.11	6,270,523	17.12	1,227,790

*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 8,078,164 in favour and 4,443,526 against. At the date of the annual general meeting there were 58,377,552 ordinary shares in issue, excluding shares held in treasury.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 12, 15, 16 and 17, 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: [phone]

(Documents will normally be available for inspection within six normal business hours of this notice being given).

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.

Enquiries:

G P Denison, Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

29 July 2008

 

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