Result of AGM

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Caledonia Investments PLC

21 July 2010

 



 

 

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 2010 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 2010	38,091,048	95.60	193,105	0.48	1,559,600	3.91	202,767	40,046,520
2	To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2010	39,205,603	98.89	192,937	0.49	246,204	0.62	401,776	40,046,520
3	To re-elect Mr M E T Davies as a director	39,637,636	99.49	193,920	0.49	9,765	0.02	205,199	40,046,520
4	To re-elect Mr J M B Cayzer-Colvin as a director	39,436,982	99.17	193,920	0.49	136,294	0.34	279,324	40,046,520
5	To re-elect Mr W P Wyatt as a director	39,437,680	99.17	193,920	0.49	135,596	0.34	279,324	40,046,520
6	To elect Mr C H Gregson as a director	39,640,791	99.50	193,930	0.49	6,200	0.02	205,599	40,046,520
7	To elect Mr S A King as a director	39,637,534	99.49	193,930	0.49	9,457	0.02	205,599	40,046,520
8	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as  auditors	39,179,816	97.85	684,287	1.71	176,126	0.44	6,291	40,046,520
9	To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration	39,266,763	98.06	705,202	1.76	73,485	0.18	1,070	40,046,520
10	To grant the Company authority to make market purchases of its own shares	39,719,884	99.23	195,339	0.49	114,615	0.29	1,033	40,030,871
11	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*	11,454,888	76.88	25,937	0.17	3,419,507	22.95	93,516	14,993,848
12	To authorise the allotment of unissued shares	39,576,342	99.36	195,747	0.49	59,452	0.15	214,979	40,046,520
13	To authorise the allotment of shares on a non pre-emptive basis	39,609,181	99.42	196,308	0.49	35,625	0.09	205,406	40,046,520
14	To authorise the convening of general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on not less than 14 clear days' notice	39,469,516	99.06	195,192	0.49	177,446	0.45	204,366	40,046,520

*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 11 which was voted on by way of a poll. The numbers of votes cast at the meeting on resolution 11 were 11,484,333 in favour and 3,419,507 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 11 and 14, 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]

21 July 2010

 

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