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:  [phone]

2 May 2012

 

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