Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0566K

Caledonia Investments PLC

24 July 2013

 



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 24 July 2013 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 2013	38,583,820	99.67	126,398	0.33	70,001	38,780,219
2	To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2013	37,532,549	97.08	1,129,790	2.92	117,880	38,780,219
3	To declare a final dividend of 34.3p per ordinary share	39,553,967	100.00	745	0.00	0	39,554,712
4	To re-elect Mr R D Kent as a director	39,203,199	99.98	6,850	0.02	344,663	39,554,712
5	To re-elect Mr W P Wyatt as a director	39,544,676	99.98	6,693	0.02	3,343	39,554,712
6	To re-elect Mr S A King as a director	39,544,999	99.98	6,658	0.02	3,055	39,554,712
7	To re-elect Mr J M B Cayzer-Colvin as a director	39,537,464	99.97	12,193	0.03	5,055	39,554,712
8	To re-elect Mr C M Allen-Jones as a director	39,406,361	99.66	136,222	0.34	12,128	39,544,711
9	To re-elect The Hon C W Cayzer as a director	39,393,254	99.62	151,329	0.38	10,128	39,554,711
10	To re-elect Mr R Goblet d'Alviella as a director	37,716,068	97.63	917,384	2.37	146,767	38,780,219
11	To re-elect Mr C H Gregson as a director	38,730,189	99.96	13,633	0.04	36,397	38,780,219
12	To re-elect Mr R B Woods as a director	38,730,189	99.97	13,133	0.03	36,897	38,780,219
13	To elect Mr S J Bridges as a director	38,741,972	100.00	1,350	0.00	36,897	38,780,219
14	To appoint KPMG LLP as  auditor	38,694,961	99.96	14,449	0.04	70,809	38,780,219
15	To authorise the directors to agree the auditor's remuneration	38,738,395	99.98	6,607	0.02	35,217	38,780,219
16	To grant the Company authority to make market purchases of its own shares	38,774,170	99.98	6,049	0.02	0	38,780,219
17	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*	8,754,443	77.03	2,610,241	22.97	112,405	11,477,089
18	To authorise the allotment of unissued shares	38,697,181	99.97	12,783	0.03	70,255	38,780,219
19	To authorise the allotment of shares on a non pre-emptive basis	38,729,494	99.96	15,248	0.04	35,477	38,780,219

20

To authorise the convening of general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on not less than 14 clear days' notice

39,228,715

99.18

324,622

0.82

1,375

39,554,712

*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 17 which was voted on by way of a poll. The numbers of votes cast at the meeting on resolution 17 were 8,751,643 in favour and 2,610,241 against. At the date of the annual general meeting there were 55,911,017 ordinary shares with voting rights in issue. No shares are held in treasury.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 17 and 20, 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]

24 July 2013

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All of the resolutions proposed at the annual general meeting are also set out in the circular to shareholders incorporating the notice of the 2013 annual general meeting 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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