5 May 2016 14:36
5 May 2016
RESULT OF VOTING AT THE GENERAL MEETING OF
RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC
HELD ON 5 MAY 2016
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 and Discretionary | % | No of Votes Against | % | Total No of Votes Cast | No of Votes Withheld |
1. To receive the 2015 report and financial statements | 523,987,827 | 99.86 | 728,912 | 0.14 | 524,716,739 | 908,048 |
2. To receive and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 377,323,671 | 76.20 | 117,846,630 | 23.80 | 495,170,301 | 30,453,974 |
3. To receive and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Report | 418,444,442 | 82.31 | 89,915,549 | 17.69 | 508,359,991 | 17,265,166 |
4. To declare a final dividend | 524,949,588 | 100.00 | 2,529 | 0.00 | 524,952,117 | 672,956 |
5. To re-elect Adrian Bellamy | 478,793,350 | 94.37 | 28,546,812 | 5.63 | 507,340,162 | 18,284,624 |
6. To re-elect Nicandro Durante | 517,119,025 | 99.05 | 4,965,426 | 0.95 | 522,084,451 | 3,540,385 |
7. To re-elect Mary Harris | 520,586,576 | 99.78 | 1,150,524 | 0.22 | 521,737,100 | 3,887,687 |
8. To re-elect Adrian Hennah | 521,604,508 | 99.28 | 3,794,822 | 0.72 | 525,399,330 | 225,457 |
9. To re-elect Pam Kirby | 518,888,656 | 99.45 | 2,849,004 | 0.55 | 521,737,660 | 3,887,270 |
10. To re-elect Kenneth Hydon | 502,408,436 | 96.51 | 18,172,405 | 3.49 | 520,580,841 | 5,043,995 |
11. To re-elect Rakesh Kapoor | 497,428,312 | 94.65 | 28,126,346 | 5.35 | 525,554,658 | 70,177 |
12. To re-elect Andre Lacroix | 525,144,933 | 99.92 | 410,061 | 0.08 | 525,554,994 | 69,793 |
13. To re-elect Chris Sinclair | 523,183,217 | 99.55 | 2,371,623 | 0.45 | 525,554,840 | 69,947 |
14. To re-elect Judith Sprieser | 480,839,628 | 94.37 | 28,703,907 | 5.63 | 509,543,535 | 16,080,722 |
15. To re-elect Warren Tucker | 525,522,888 | 99.99 | 33,825 | 0.01 | 525,556,713 | 68,074 |
16. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor | 512,506,613 | 97.58 | 12,687,590 | 2.42 | 525,194,203 | 429,380 |
17. To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditor's remuneration | 520,661,833 | 99.07 | 4,907,091 | 0.93 | 525,568,924 | 54,185 |
18. To authorise the Company to make political donations | 506,899,801 | 97.08 | 15,271,440 | 2.92 | 522,171,241 | 3,448,111 |
19. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares | 483,603,774 | 92.28 | 40,453,141 | 7.72 | 524,056,915 | 1,568,194 |
20. To renew the Directors' power to disapply pre-emption rights (Special Resolution) | 491,936,082 | 94.68 | 27,627,927 | 5.32 | 519,564,009 | 6,061,012 |
21. To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution) | 520,224,027 | 98.98 | 5,341,119 | 1.02 | 525,565,146 | 59,962 |
22. To approve the calling of General Meetings on 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution) | 455,788,395 | 87.21 | 66,847,732 | 12.79 | 522,636,127 | 2,988,956 |
A copy of the above results will shortly be available on the Company's website at www.rb.com.
A copy of the resolution 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 3 May 2016, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 736,535,179 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, 32,593,097 of which were held as treasury shares. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at that time were 703,942,082.
Contact: Christine Logan
Company Secretary
Tel. 01753 217800