Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0721N

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

03 May 2018

 

3 May 2018

RESULT OF VOTING AT THE GENERAL MEETING OF

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

HELD ON 3 MAY 2018

The resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (the "Company") held earlier today were passed by the requisite majority by poll. The results are set out below:

STATEMENT OF POLL

RESOLUTION	No OF VOTES FOR	%	No OF VOTES AGAINST	%	No OF VOTES CAST	No OF VOTES WITHELD
1. To receive the 2017 report and financial statements	532,866,730	99.96	199,750	0.04	533,066,480	982,814
2. To receive and adopt Directors' Remuneration report	474,938,175	89.03	58,492,636	10.97	533,430,811	613,920
3. To declare a final dividend	533,298,548	100.00	1,795	0.00	533,300,343	748,714
4. To re-elect Nicandro Durante	528,560,157	99.50	2,650,118	0.50	531,210,275	2,838,541
5. To re-elect Mary Harris	526,536,178	98.61	7,441,510	1.39	533,977,688	71,128
6. To re-elect Adrian Hennah	529,039,578	99.07	4,947,405	0.93	533,986,983	59,834
7. To re-elect Rakesh Kapoor	525,522,554	98.42	8,463,429	1.58	533,985,983	62,755
8. To re-elect Pamela Kirby	489,055,475	91.86	43,311,498	8.14	532,366,973	1,681,843
9. To re-elect André Lacroix	516,985,391	96.82	16,991,774	3.18	533,977,165	71,651
10. To re-elect Chris Sinclair	520,035,156	98.03	10,474,864	1.97	530,510,020	3,538,796
11. To re-elect Warren Tucker	530,369,151	99.32	3,617,018	0.68	533,986,169	63,075
12. To appoint KPMG LLP as Auditor	531,032,681	99.44	2,969,889	0.56	534,002,570	46,218
13. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration	530,865,370	99.41	3,141,776	0.59	534,007,146	42,148
14. To authorise the Company to make political donations	506,624,330	97.21	14,538,281	2.79	521,162,611	12,883,079
15. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares	488,229,624	91.43	45,772,152	8.57	534,001,776	47,517
16. To renew the Directors' power to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of up to 5 per cent of issued share capital (Special Resolution)	506,800,635	95.39	24,481,526	4.61	531,282,161	2,766,718
17. To authorise the Directors' to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of up to 5 per cent of issued share capital (Special Resolution)	506,965,391	95.42	24,308,903	4.58	531,274,294	2,774,999
18. To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution)	527,563,157	98.84	6,187,338	1.16	533,750,495	298,918
19. To approve the calling of General Meetings on 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution)	475,022,619	89.33	56,743,997	10.67	531,766,616	2,282,458

A copy of the above results will shortly be available on the Company's website at www.rb.com.

A copy of the resolutions will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and in due course will be available to view at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

As at the close of business on 2 May 2018, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 736,535,179 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, 31,943,782 of which were held as treasury shares. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at that time were 704,591,397.

Contact:          Rupert Bondy

                        Company Secretary

                        Tel. [phone]

103-105 Bath Road, Slough SL1 3UH

Registered in England and Wales, No. 6270876 

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's LEI code is 5493003JFSMOJG48V108

 

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