Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6868M

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

12 May 2020

 

12 May 2020

RESULT OF VOTING AT THE GENERAL MEETING OF

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

HELD ON 12 MAY 2020

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 and adopt the 2019 Annual Report and Financial Statements	529,067,945	99.42	3,084,446	0.58	532,152,391	2,058,824
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	437,225,382	82.89	90,262,684	17.11	527,488,066	6,722,492
3. To declare a final dividend	531,315,691	99.50	2,661,136	0.50	533,976,827	234,386
4. To re-elect Andrew Bonfield as a Director	533,027,036	99.83	931,453	0.17	533,958,489	253,322
5. To re-elect Nicandro Durante as a Director	521,416,453	97.65	12,539,534	2.35	533,955,987	253,415
6. To re-elect Mary Harris as a Director	519,193,161	98.27	9,144,589	1.73	528,337,750	5,873,866
7. To re-elect Mehmood Khan as a Director	531,050,662	99.88	621,086	0.12	531,671,748	2,540,062
8. To re-elect Pam Kirby as a Director	529,360,754	99.14	4,599,419	0.86	533,960,173	251,518
9. To re-elect Chris Sinclair as a Director	525,732,459	99.60	2,091,941	0.40	527,824,400	6,387,410
10. To re-elect Elane Stock as a Director	533,121,781	99.84	841,195	0.16	533,962,976	248,835
11. To elect Jeff Carr as a Director	530,166,085	99.29	3,792,445	0.71	533,958,530	253,281
12. To elect Sara Mathew as a Director	533,615,880	99.94	340,855	0.06	533,956,735	254,478
13. To elect Laxman Narasimhan as a Director	522,827,083	98.24	9,362,927	1.76	532,190,010	2,021,203
14. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as External Auditor	533,214,022	99.86	757,735	0.14	533,971,757	239,456
15. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the External Auditor's remuneration	533,266,716	99.87	705,716	0.13	533,972,432	239,147
16. To authorise the Company to make political donations	512,838,530	96.05	21,074,571	3.95	533,913,101	294,096
17. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares	464,930,765	87.07	69,036,660	12.93	533,967,425	244,386
18. To renew the Directors' power to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of up to 5% of issued share capital	506,233,091	95.13	25,897,714	4.87	532,130,805	2,081,006
19. To authorise the Directors' power to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of an additional 5% of issued share capital	507,649,956	95.37	24,638,325	4.63	532,288,281	1,923,529
20. To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own shares	520,011,674	97.42	13,793,339	2.58	533,805,013	406,793
21. To approve the calling of general meetings on 14 clear days' notice	464,790,091	87.04	69,188,500	12.96	533,978,591	233,220

Resolutions 18 to 21 are special resolutions.

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

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 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

As at the close of business on 12 May 2020, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 736,535,179 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, 26,124,297 of which were held as treasury shares. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at that time were 710,410,882.

For further Information:
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

About RB

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