Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1780W

Caledonia Investments PLC

23 July 2009

 



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 23 July 2009 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		Discretion		Against		Withheld	Total lodged
No		No.	%	No.	%	%	No.	No.	No.
1	To receive and adopt the directors' report and the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2009	35,976,837	98.30	359,274	0.98	261,503	0.71	96,848	36,694,462
2	To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2009	35,810,088	97.97	361,291	0.99	381,264	1.04	142,720	36,695,363
3	To declare a final dividend of 23.5p per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2009	36,261,024	98.82	359,274	0.98	74,955	0.20	110	36,695,363
4	To re-elect Mr J M May as a director	36,127,641	98.72	361,374	0.99	105,313	0.29	101,035	36,695,363
5	To re-elect Mr T C W Ingram as a director	36,125,673	98.72	361,074	0.99	107,531	0.29	101,085	36,695,363
6	To re-elect The Hon C W Cayzer as a director	36,024,848	98.45	361,774	0.99	205,594	0.56	103,147	36,695,363
7	To re-elect Mr C M Allen-Jones as a director	36,307,629	98.95	361,374	0.98	22,063	0.06	4,297	36,695,363
8	To re-elect Mr J R H Loudon as a director	35,745,816	98.00	361,374	0.99	367,818	1.01	220,355	36,695,363
9	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors	35,915,461	97.90	361,174	0.98	408,919	1.11	9,809	36,695,363
10	To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration	35,973,873	98.33	398,695	1.09	213,301	0.58	109,173	36,695,042
11	To grant the Company authority to make market purchases of its own shares	36,205,584	98.67	374,725	1.02	113,601	0.31	1,132	36,695,042
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*	5,845,542	53.04	169,806	1.54	5,005,275	45.42	644,708	11,665,331
13	To authorise the allotment of unissued shares	35,928,406	98.66	376,375	1.03	112,314	0.31	277,947	36,695,042
14	To authorise the allotment of shares on a non pre-emptive basis	36,282,648	98.91	379,779	1.04	20,942	0.06	11,207	36,694,576
15	To approve the deletion of provisions of the Company's memorandum of association and the adoption of new articles of association	36,289,714	98.94	376,175	1.03	13,708	0.04	15,445	36,695,042
16	To authorise the convening of general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on not less than 14 clear days' notice	36,165,256	98.57	374,725	1.02	148,183	0.40	6,878	36,695,042
17	To authorise the Company to make political donations	29,412,307	80.25	373,722	1.02	6,865,701	18.73	44,265	36,695,995

*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 5,969,621 in favour and 5,006,545 against. At the date of the annual general meeting there were 58,282,552 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]

23 July 2009

 

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