Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5906C
Rentokil Initial PLC
02 May 2012
 



 

 

 

RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC (RTO)

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2012 ('AGM')

 

At the AGM of Rentokil Initial plc duly convened and held at The Hilton, Gatwick Airport, South Terminal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH6 OLL on Tuesday 1 May 2012, all resolutions as set out in the notice of meeting dated 14 March 2012 were passed.

 

A poll was conducted on each resolution propose at the meeting and the results of the poll are shown below.

 

Resolution

For

(No. of votes)*

%

Against

(No. of votes)

%

Total votes cast

(No. of votes)

Withheld

(No. of votes)**

1.

To receive the directors' report and accounts

1,541,850,560

99.895%

1,627,859

0.105%

1,543,478,419

32,955

2.

To approve the directors' remuneration report

1,510,915,008

98.258%

26,787,090

1.742%

1,537,702,098

5,809,275

3.

To declare a final dividend

 

1,543,471,290

99.998%

30,879

0.002%

1,543,502,169

9,392

4.

To re-elect John McAdam as a director

 

1,530,915,069

99.623%

5,792,154

0.377%

1,536,707,223

6,804,338

5.

To re-elect Alan Brown as a director

 

1,542,144,854

99.922%

1,201,537

0.078%

1,543,346,391

165,170

6.

To re-elect Peter Bamford as a director

 

1,542,201,671

99.926%

1,140,917

0.074%

1,543,342,588

168,973

7.

To re-elect Richard Burrows as a director

 

1,538,486,980

99.686%

4,852,892

0.314%

1,543,339,872

171,689

8.

To re-elect Alan Giles as a director

 

1,541,041,939

99.851%

2,301,790

0.149%

1,543,343,729

167,832

9.

To re-elect Peter Long as a director

 

1,512,947,759

99.017%

15,017,137

0.983%

1,527,964,896

15,546,664

10.

To re-elect Andy Ransom as a director

1,542,243,163

99.929%

1,102,620

0.071%

1,543,345,783

165,778

11.

To re-elect William Rucker as a director

1,542,133,152

99.928%

1,103,470

0.072%

1,543,236,622

274,939

12.

To re-elect  Duncan Tatton-Brown as a director

1,542,175,817

99.925%

1,152,793

0.075%

1,543,328,610

182,951

13.

To re-elect Jeremy Townsend as a director

1,542,259,238

99.929%

1,099,067

0.071%

1,543,358,305

153,256

14.

To re-appoint  Angela Seymour-Jackson as a director

1,542,225,884

99.928%

1,116,428

0.072%

1,543,342,312

169,249

15.

To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors

 

1,525,379,133

98.839%

17,925,217

1.161%

1,543,304,350

207,210

16.

To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration

 

1,543,197,779

99.985%

230,755

0.015%

1,543,428,534

83,027

17

Special Resolution - To authorise the calling of a general meeting  (other than an AGM) on 14 days' clear notice

 

1,511,400,249

97.922%

32,066,296

2.078%

1,543,466,545

45,016

18

 

To authorise the directors to allot shares

1,524,044,509

99.267%

11,250,625

0.733%

1,535,295,134

8,216,427

19

Special Resolution - To disapply statutory pre-emption rights

1,538,835,698

99.709%

4,489,255

0.291%

1,543,324,953

186,608

20

Special Resolution - To authorise the board to make market purchases of its own shares

1,540,398,845

99.803%

3,034,158

0.197%

1,543,433,003

78,558

21

To authorise the making of political donations

1,492,737,398

97.697%

35,182,639

2.303%

1,527,920,037

15,591,523

 

*Votes "For" include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

**A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of proportion of votes cast for or against a resolution.

 

The number of ordinary shares in issue at close of business on 30 April 2012 were 1,814,831,011 ordinary shares of 1p each (excluding treasury shares).

 

Resolutions 17, 19 and 20 were proposed as Special resolutions. A copy of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Meeting available on the Rentokil Initial plc website at www.rentokil-initial.com/investors.

 

Also, in accordance with the UK Listing Authority Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of all the special resolutions passed will be submitted to and available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism located at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Paul Griffiths,

Company Secretary

Tel:  +44 (0)1293 858000

 

2 May 2012

 


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