Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1590N

Rentokil Initial PLC

14 May 2015

 



RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC (RTO)

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015 ('AGM')

At the AGM of Rentokil Initial plc duly convened and held in the Ascot Suite at the Hilton Hotel Gatwick Airport, South Terminal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH6 OLL on Wednesday 13 May 2015, each resolution as set out in the notice of meeting dated 2 April 2015 were passed on a poll. The results are set out below and will be placed on the Company website at www.rentokil-initial.com/investors

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	1,541,556,899	99.942%	894,364	0.058%	1,542,451,263	586,730
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration report	1,403,119,803	97.203%	40,378,379	2.797%	1,443,498,182	99,539,811
3	To declare a final dividend	1,543,020,742	100.000%	4,238	0.000%	1,543,024,980	13,013
4	To re-elect John McAdam as a director	1,514,862,639	98.232%	27,267,469	1.768%	1,542,130,108	907,885
5	To re-elect Peter Bamford as a director	1,518,879,334	99.804%	2,975,553	0.196%	1,521,854,887	21,183,106
6	To re-elect Richard Burrows as a director	1,540,063,426	99.810%	2,936,790	0.190%	1,543,000,216	37,777
7	To re-elect Alan Giles as a director	1,532,789,077	99.338%	10,211,610	0.662%	1,543,000,687	37,306
8	To re-elect Andy Ransom as a director	1,540,916,546	99.865%	2,084,085	0.135%	1,543,000,631	37,362
9	To re-elect Angela Seymour-Jackson as a director	1,540,993,923	99.871%	1,996,390	0.129%	1,542,990,313	47,680
10	To re-elect Jeremy Townsend as a director	1,541,025,693	99.872%	1,976,485	0.128%	1,543,002,178	35,815
11	To re-appoint Julie Southern as a director	1,540,923,683	99.872%	1,973,452	0.128%	1,542,897,135	140,858
12	To appoint KPMG LLP as auditors	1,519,580,380	99.852%	2,249,950	0.148%	1,521,830,330	21,207,663
13	To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration	1,537,898,459	99.671%	5,081,107	0.329%	1,542,979,566	58,427
14	To authorise the calling of a general meeting (other than an AGM) on 14 days' clear notice	1,491,842,691	96.685%	51,155,642	3.315%	1,542,998,333	39,660
15	To authorise the directors to allot shares	1,526,300,097	98.924%	16,607,433	1.076%	1,542,907,530	130,463
16	To disapply statutory pre-emption rights	1,524,297,795	99.971%	437,692	0.029%	1,524,735,487	18,302,506
17	To authorise the Board to make market purchases of the Company's own shares	1,542,025,505	99.938%	955,858	0.062%	1,542,981,363	56,630
18	To authorise the making of political donations	1,382,609,017	92.005%	120,147,105	7.995%	1,502,756,122	40,281,871

*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 13 May 2015 was 1,822,832,965 ordinary shares of 1p each. Resolutions 14, 16 and 17 were proposed as Special resolutions. A copy of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Meeting available at www.rentokil-initial.com/investors.

Also, in accordance with UK Listing Authority rule 9.6.2 a copy of the document setting out the special resolutions passed will be submitted to and available for inspection shortly at the National Storage Mechanism located at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

Enquiries:

Alexandra Laan

Assistant Company Secretary

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14 May 2015

 

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