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RNS Number : 1288Z

Utilico Limited

07 January 2011

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For immediate release

7 January 2011

Utilico Limited

("Utilico")

Recommended proposals for amendments to Utilico's investment policy, the acquisition of the assets of Eclectic Investment Company plc ("Eclectic"), the acquisition of certain assets from General Provincial Life Pension Fund (L) Limited ("GPLPF"), cancellation of share premium account, increase of authorised share capital and change of name to Utilico Investments Limited

Result of Special General Meeting and separate Class Meetings

Utilico is pleased to announce that at the Special General Meeting of Utilico and separate Class Meetings of Utilico Finance Limited for each of the 2012, 2014 and 2016 ZDP class of shares held in Bermuda today, all of the Resolutions were passed on a show of hands (the proxy count is attached for information purposes only).

Utilico also announces that the resolution to approve the reconstruction and winding up of Eclectic was approved by Eclectic Shareholders at the First Eclectic General Meeting held earlier today.

In accordance with the original timetable, Utilico and Eclectic will announce the result of elections by Eclectic Shareholders and the terms of the Scheme and the Cash Option on 17 January 2011. Subject to, inter alia, Eclectic Shareholders approving the special resolution to be proposed at the Second Eclectic GM, the Scheme will become effective on 17 January 2011 and it is expected that the New Utilico Shares (including those relating to the GPLPF Subscription Agreement) will be admitted to a premium listing on the Official List and to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange at 8 am on 18 January 2011 with CREST accounts in respect of Depositary Interests being credited on the same day. Cheques in respect of cash entitlements and new share certificates will be despatched on or as soon as practicable after 18 January 2011.

The change of name to Utilico Investments Limited will also become effective on 18 January 2011

Enquiries

Charles Jillings

Utilico Limited

+44 1372 271 486

Alastair Moreton/Dermot McKechnie

Westhouse Securities Limited

+44 207 601 6100

A copy of this press release and copies of the resolutions have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and are available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do. and will be available on Utilico's website at: www.utilico.bm

Definitions

Capitalised terms have the meaning set out in the definitions section of the Circular published by Utilico on 6 December 2010 unless the sense or context determines otherwise.

Result of Special General Meeting and separate Class Meetings

Special General meeting of Utilico:- Proxy count

 
                             Votes in             Votes             Votes 
 Resolution   Business        favour*     %       against    %       withheld 
-----------  -------------  -----------  ------  ---------  -----  ----------- 
              Approve the 
              revised 
              investment 
 1            policy         42,171,063   99.80   83,116     0.20   2,208 
-----------  -------------  -----------  ------  ---------  -----  ----------- 
              Enter into 
              the Transfer 
              Agreement 
              and Sale and 
              Purchase 
              Agreement 
              (proposed as 
              a related 
              party 
 2            resolution)    22,154,576   99.60   90,026     0.40   20,011,785 
-----------  -------------  -----------  ------  ---------  -----  ----------- 
              Approve the 
              GPLF 
              Subscription 
              Agreement 
              (proposed as 
              a related 
              party 
 3            resolution)    22,144,082   99.56   98,033     0.44   20,014,272 
-----------  -------------  -----------  ------  ---------  -----  ----------- 
              Approve the 
              reduction in 
              the Share 
              Premium 
 4            Account        42,149,501   99.79   88,368     0.21   19,537 
-----------  -------------  -----------  ------  ---------  -----  ----------- 
              Approve the 
               change of 
 5             name          42,172,924   99.81   82,274     0.19   2,208 
-----------  -------------  -----------  ------  ---------  -----  ----------- 
              Approve the 
              increase in 
              the 
              authorised 
              share 
 6            capital        42,164,343   99.80   85,752     0.20   7,311 
-----------  -------------  -----------  ------  ---------  -----  ----------- 
 

* The votes in favour include those votes giving the Chairman discretion

Class Meetings of Utilico Finance Limited: Proxy count

 
                           Votes in             Votes                Votes 
 Resolution   Business      favour*     %       against      %        withheld 
-----------  -----------  -----------  ------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 
 2012 ZDP Shares 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
              Approve 
              the 
              revised 
              investment 
 1            policy       19,458,063   99.75   49,206       0.25    4,711 
-----------  -----------  -----------  ------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
              Approve 
              the 
              reduction 
              in 
              Utilico's 
              Share 
              Premium 
 2            Account      19,455,496   99.75   48,478       0.25    5196 
-----------  -----------  -----------  ------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 2014 ZDP Shares 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
              Approve 
              the 
              revised 
              investment 
 1            policy       12,205,913   84.95   2,162,840    15.05   900,000 
-----------  -----------  -----------  ------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
              Approve 
              the 
              reduction 
              in 
              Utilico's 
              Share 
              Premium 
 2            Account      12,205,913   79.98   3,055,810    20.02   7,030 
-----------  -----------  -----------  ------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 2016 ZDP Shares 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
              Approve 
              the 
              revised 
              investment 
 1            policy       10,803,334   97.39   289,510      2.61    428,500 
-----------  -----------  -----------  ------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
              Approve 
              the 
              reduction 
              in 
              Utilico's 
              Share 
              Premium 
 2            Account      10,800,004   93.80   714,310      6.20    7,030 
-----------  -----------  -----------  ------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 

* The votes in favour include those votes giving the Chairman discretion

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