Result of AGM

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Caledonia Investments PLC

21 July 2011

 



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 21 July 2011 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 2011	38,243,068	99.53	182,104	0.47	1,281,419	39,706,591
2	To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2011	37,664,328	95.94	1,593,466	4.06	448,797	39,706,591
3	To declare a final dividend of 26.0p per ordinary share	39,629,873	100.00	350	0.00	76,368	39,706,591
4	To re-elect Mr J R H Loudon as a director	38,038,472	99.50	190,116	0.50	1,478,003	39,706,591
5	To re-elect Mr W P Wyatt as a director	39,321,607	99.94	25,350	0.06	359,634	39,706,591
6	To re-elect Mr S A King as a director	39,152,975	99.33	265,140	0.67	288,476	39,706,591
7	To re-elect The Hon C W Cayzer as a director	39,321,176	99.94	25,000	0.06	360,415	39,706,591
8	To re-elect Mr J M B Cayzer-Colvin as a director	39,320,676	99.94	25,500	0.06	360,415	39,706,591
9	To re-elect Mr J M May as a director	39,385,365	99.92	32,500	0.08	288,726	39,706,591
10	To re-elect Mr C M Allen-Jones as a director	38,166,727	99.33	257,264	0.67	1,282,600	39,706,591
11	To re-elect Mr M E T Davies as a director	38,178,897	99.36	244,794	0.64	1,282,900	39,706,591
12	To re-elect Mr R Goblet d'Alviella as a director	36,886,194	96.00	1,537,151	4.00	1,283,246	39,706,591
13	To re-elect Mr C H Gregson as a director	39,405,211	99.89	42,669	0.11	258,711	39,706,591
14	To re-elect Mr D G F Thompson as a director	39,435,704	99.97	12,176	0.03	258,711	39,706,591
15	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as  auditors	39,258,654	99.52	189,534	0.48	258,403	39,706,591
16	To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration	39,354,151	99.76	94,037	0.24	258,403	39,706,591
17	To grant the Company authority to make market purchases of its own shares	39,370,376	99.34	261,869	0.66	74,346	39,706,591
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*	10,999,612	78.30	3,048,641	21.70	98,464	14,146,717
19	To authorise the allotment of unissued shares	39,340,936	99.46	214,248	0.54	151,407	39,706,591
20	To authorise the allotment of shares on a non pre-emptive basis	39,433,377	99.50	196,446	0.50	76,768	39,706,591
21	To authorise the convening of general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on not less than 14 clear days' notice	39,343,347	99.28	285,501	0.72	77,743	39,706,591
22	To approve the Caledonia Investments 2011 Performance Share Scheme	39,216,622	99.20	315,758	0.80	174,211	39,706,591
23	To approve the Caledonia Investments 2011 Deferred Bonus Plan	38,715,482	97.86	847,094	2.14	144,015	39,706,591

*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 11,001,226 in favour and 3,048,641 against. At the date of the annual general meeting there were 58,222,551 ordinary shares in issue, excluding shares held in treasury.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 18, 21, 22 and 23, being the resolutions passed at the annual general meeting other than those concerning ordinary business, 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]

21 July 2011

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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 .

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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