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Capital Gearing Trust PLC — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2015
Jun 4, 2015
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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Capital Gearing Trust P.l.c
Attendance Card
Please bring this card with you to the Meeting and present it at Shareholder registration/accreditation. Additional Holders:
The Chairman of Capital Gearing Trust P.l.c. invites you to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at the offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 1 Embankment Place, London WC2N 6RH on 8 July 2015 at 11.00 am.
Shareholder Reference Number
Please detach this portion before posting this proxy form.
Form of Proxy – Annual General Meeting to be held on 8 July 2015
To be effective, all proxy appointments must be lodged with the Company's Registrars at: Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 6ZY by 6 July 2015 at 11.00 am.
Explanatory Notes:
- 1. Every holder has the right to appoint some other person(s) of their choice, who need not be a shareholder, as his proxy to exercise all or any of his rights, to attend, speak and vote on their behalf at the meeting. If you wish to appoint a person other than the Chairman, please insert the name of your chosen proxy holder in the space provided (see reverse). If the proxy is being appointed in relation to less than your full voting entitlement, please enter in the box next to the proxy holder's name (see reverse) the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. If returned without an indication as to how the proxy shall vote on any particular matter, the proxy will exercise his discretion as to whether, and if so how, he votes (or if this proxy form has been issued in respect of a designated account for a shareholder, the proxy will exercise his discretion as to whether, and if so how, he votes).
- 2. To appoint more than one proxy, an additional proxy form(s) may be obtained by contacting the Registrar's helpline on 0870 873 5864 or you may photocopy this form. Please indicate in the box next to the proxy holder's name (see reverse) the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. Please also indicate by marking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given. All forms must be signed and should be returned together in the same envelope.
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3. The 'Vote Withheld' option overleaf is provided to enable you to abstain on any particular resolution. However, it should be noted that a 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.
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4. Pursuant to Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001,entitlement to attend and vote at the meeting and the number of votes which may be cast thereat will be determined by reference to the Register of Members of the Company at close of business on the day which is two days before the day of the meeting. Changes to entries on the Register of Members after that time shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.
- 5. To appoint one or more proxies or to give an instruction to a proxy (whether previously appointed or otherwise) via the CREST system, CREST messages must be received by the issuer's agent (ID number 3RA50) not later than 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp generated by the CREST system) from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message. The Company may treat as invalid a proxy appointment sent by CREST in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001.
- 6. The above is how your address appears on the Register of Members. If this information is incorrect please ring the Registrar's helpline on 0870 873 5864 to request a change of address form or go to www.investorcentre.co.uk to use the online Investor Centre service.
- 7. Any alterations made to this form should be initialled.
- 8. The completion and return of this form will not preclude a member from attending the meeting and voting in person.
Kindly Note: This form is issued only to the addressee(s) and is specific to the unique designated account printed hereon. This personalised form is not transferable between different: (i) account holders; or (ii) uniquely designated accounts. The Company and Computershare Investor Services PLC accept no liability for any instruction that does not comply with these conditions.
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Poll Card To be completed only at the AGM when a Poll is called.
| ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS | For | Against | Vote Withheld |
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| 1. | To receive the Directors' Report and the audited accounts for the year ended 5 April 2015. | |||
| 2. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 5 April 2015, together with the report of the auditor thereon. |
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| 3. | To declare a final dividend of 20 pence per ordinary share. | |||
| 4. | To re-elect Graham Meek as a director. | |||
| 5. | To elect Jean Matterson as a director. | |||
| 6. | To elect Robin Archibald as a director. | |||
| 7. | To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company. | |||
| 8. | To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors. | |||
| 9. | To adopt a new zero discount/premium management policy. | |||
| 10. | THAT, subject to and conditional upon resolution 9 above being passed, the directors be and are hereby authorised to cease offering periodic tenders at realisation value. |
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| 11. | THAT the directors be authorised to allot up to a maximum of one third of the Company's issued share capital. |
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| SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS | ||||
| 12. | THAT, the directors be empowered to allot equity securities as if s561 Companies Act 2006 did not apply. |
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| 13. | THAT the Company be authorised in accordance with s701 Companies Act 2006 to make market purchases of the Company's shares. |
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| 14. | THAT a general meeting other than an annual general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. |
Signature
In the case of a Corporation, a letter of representation will be required (in accordance with S323 of the Companies Act 2006) unless this has already been lodged at registration.
Form of Proxy
Please complete this box only if you wish to appoint a third party proxy other than the Chairman. Please leave this box blank if you want to select the Chairman. Do not insert your own name(s).
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| I/We hereby appoint the Chairman of the Meeting OR the person indicated in the box above as my/our proxy to attend, speak and vote in respect of my/our full voting |
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| entitlement* on my/our behalf at the Annual General Meeting of Capital Gearing Trust P.l.c. to be held at the offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, |
| 1 Embankment Place, London WC2N 6RH on 8 July 2015 at 11.00 am, and at any adjourned meeting. |
For the appointment of more than one proxy, please refer to Explanatory Note 2 (see front).
Please mark here to indicate that this proxy appointment is one of multiple appointments being made.
Please use a black pen. Mark with an X inside the box as shown in this example. 8
| ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS | For | Against | Vote Withheld |
For | Against | Vote Withheld |
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| 1. | To receive the Directors' Report and the audited accounts for the year ended 5 April 2015. |
8. | To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors. |
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| 2. | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 5 April 2015, together with the report of the auditor thereon. |
9. | To adopt a new zero discount/premium management policy. | ||||||
| 3. | To declare a final dividend of 20 pence per ordinary share. | 10. | THAT, subject to and conditional upon resolution 9 above being passed, the directors be and are hereby authorised to cease offering periodic tenders at realisation value. |
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| 4. | To re-elect Graham Meek as a director. | 11. | THAT the directors be authorised to allot up to a maximum of one third of the Company's issued share capital. |
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| 5. | To elect Jean Matterson as a director. | 12. | SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS THAT, the directors be empowered to allot equity securities as if s561 Companies Act 2006 did not apply. |
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| 6. | To elect Robin Archibald as a director. | 13. | THAT the Company be authorised in accordance with s701 Companies Act 2006 to make market purchases of the |
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| 7. | To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company. |
Company's shares. | |||||||
| 14. | THAT a general meeting other than an annual general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. |
I/We instruct my/our proxy as indicated on this form. Unless otherwise instructed the proxy may vote as he or she sees fit or abstain in relation to any business of the meeting.
Signature Date
In the case of a corporation, this proxy must be given under its common seal or be signed on its behalf by an attorney or officer duly authorised, stating their capacity (e.g. director, secretary).
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