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Caledonia Investments PLC
20 July 2017
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 20 July 2017 were duly passed. Resolutions 10, 11, 12, 13
and 14 relating to the re-election of independent directors, were
passed by separate majorities of all shareholders and of those
shareholders who are independent of the Cayzer family concert
party, the members of which are regarded as controlling
shareholders for the purposes of the Listing Rules.
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.
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To receive
and adopt
the annual
report
and accounts
for the
year ended
31 March
1 2017 35,862,794 99.99 3,530 0.01 0 35,866,324
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To approve
the directors'
remuneration
report
for the
year ended
31 March
2017 (other
than the
directors'
remuneration
2 policy) 35,550,450 99.25 269,827 0.75 45,815 35,866,092
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To approve
the 2017
directors'
remuneration
3 policy 35,568,437 99.20 285,805 0.80 11,850 35,866,092
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To approve
and declare
a final
dividend
of 39.9p
per ordinary
4 share 35,866,324 100.00 0 0.00 0 35,866,324
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To approve
and declare
a special
dividend
of 100.0p
per ordinary
5 share 35,864,324 99.99 2,000 0.01 0 35,866,324
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To re-elect
Mr W P
Wyatt a
6 director 35,825,849 100.00 0 0.00 40,475 35,866,324
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To re-elect
Mr S A
King a
7 director 35,825,849 100.00 0 0.00 40,475 35,866,324
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To re-elect
Mr J M
B Cayzer-Colvin
8 a director 35,683,517 99.60 142,332 0.40 40,475 35,866,324
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To re-elect
The Hon
C W Cayzer
9 a director 34,623,865 96.64 1,202,659 3.36 39,800 35,866,324
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To re-elect
Mr H Y
H Boël
a director
10 (all shareholders) 34,598,617 96.79 1,146,494 3.21 121,212 35,866,323
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To re-elect
Mr H Y
H Boël
a director
(independent
10 shareholders) 9,041,170 88.75 1,146,494 11.25 121,212 10,308,876
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To re-elect
Mr S J
Bridges
a director
11 (all shareholders) 35,686,740 99.50 178,267 0.50 1,317 35,866,324
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To re-elect
Mr S J
Bridges
a director
(independent
11 shareholders) 10,129,293 98.27 178,267 1.73 1,317 10,308,877
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To re-elect
Mr C H
Gregson
a director
12 (all shareholders) 35,686,174 99.50 180,150 0.50 0 35,866,324
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To re-elect
Mr C H
Gregson
a director
(independent
12 shareholders) 10,128,727 98.25 180,150 1.75 0 10,308,877
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To re-elect
Mrs S C
R Jemmett-Page
a director
13 (all shareholders) 35,852,587 99.96 13,737 0.04 0 35,866,324
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To re-elect
Mrs S C
R Jemmett-Page
a director
(independent
13 shareholders) 10,295,140 99.87 13,737 0.13 0 10,308,877
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To re-elect
Mr D C
Stewart
a director
14 (all shareholders) 35,038,378 97.80 788,146 2.20 39,800 35,866,324
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To re-elect
Mr D C
Stewart
a director
(independent
14 shareholders) 9,480,931 92.33 788,146 7.67 39,800 10,308,877
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To re-appoint
KPMG LLP
15 as auditor 35,738,719 99.88 41,944 0.12 85,661 35,866,324
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To authorise
the directors
to agree
the auditor's
16 remuneration 35,105,151 97.88 760,898 2.12 275 35,866,324
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To grant
the Company
authority
to make
market
purchases
of its
17 own shares 35,856,322 99.97 10,002 0.03 0 35,866,324
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
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
18 Party* 8,453,782 83.72 1,643,548 16.28 211,547 10,308,877
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To authorise
the allotment
of unissued
19 shares 35,775,100 99.98 5,811 0.02 413 35,781,324
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To authorise
the allotment
of shares
on a non
pre-emptive
20 basis 35,768,841 99.97 12,070 0.03 413 35,781,324
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
To authorise
the convening
of general
meetings
(other
than annual
general
meetings)
on not
less than
14 clear
21 days' notice 35,677,510 99.47 188,813 0.53 0 35,866,323
--- -------------------- ----------- ------- ---------- ------ --------- -----------
*As required by the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, the
Cayzer family concert party did not 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
8,382,237 in favour and 1,643,548 against.
At the date of the annual general meeting there were 55,381,017
ordinary shares with voting rights in issue. No shares are held in
treasury.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of resolutions 17
to 21, being the resolutions passed as special business at the
annual general meeting, have been submitted to the National Storage
Mechanism and will shortly be available at:
www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
As previously announced, Rod Kent retired from the board at the
conclusion of the annual general meeting and was succeeded as
Chairman by David Stewart. As a consequence of his appointment, Mr
Stewart has also become Chairman of the Company's Nomination
Committee and has ceased to be a member of the Company's Audit
Committee, being replaced on the latter by Shonaid Jemmett-Page. He
remains a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Enquiries:
G P Denison,
Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)20 7802 8080
20 July 2017
All of the resolutions proposed at the annual general meeting
are also set out in the circular to shareholders incorporating the
notice of the 2017 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.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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