3 May 2018 15:17
3 May 2018
RESULT OF VOTING AT THE GENERAL MEETING OF
RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC
HELD ON 3 MAY 2018
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 the 2017 report and financial statements | 532,866,730 | 99.96 | 199,750 | 0.04 | 533,066,480 | 982,814 |
2. To receive and adopt Directors' Remuneration report | 474,938,175 | 89.03 | 58,492,636 | 10.97 | 533,430,811 | 613,920 |
3. To declare a final dividend | 533,298,548 | 100.00 | 1,795 | 0.00 | 533,300,343 | 748,714 |
4. To re-elect Nicandro Durante | 528,560,157 | 99.50 | 2,650,118 | 0.50 | 531,210,275 | 2,838,541 |
5. To re-elect Mary Harris | 526,536,178 | 98.61 | 7,441,510 | 1.39 | 533,977,688 | 71,128 |
6. To re-elect Adrian Hennah | 529,039,578 | 99.07 | 4,947,405 | 0.93 | 533,986,983 | 59,834 |
7. To re-elect Rakesh Kapoor | 525,522,554 | 98.42 | 8,463,429 | 1.58 | 533,985,983 | 62,755 |
8. To re-elect Pamela Kirby | 489,055,475 | 91.86 | 43,311,498 | 8.14 | 532,366,973 | 1,681,843 |
9. To re-elect André Lacroix | 516,985,391 | 96.82 | 16,991,774 | 3.18 | 533,977,165 | 71,651 |
10. To re-elect Chris Sinclair | 520,035,156 | 98.03 | 10,474,864 | 1.97 | 530,510,020 | 3,538,796 |
11. To re-elect Warren Tucker | 530,369,151 | 99.32 | 3,617,018 | 0.68 | 533,986,169 | 63,075 |
12. To appoint KPMG LLP as Auditor | 531,032,681 | 99.44 | 2,969,889 | 0.56 | 534,002,570 | 46,218 |
13. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration | 530,865,370 | 99.41 | 3,141,776 | 0.59 | 534,007,146 | 42,148 |
14. To authorise the Company to make political donations | 506,624,330 | 97.21 | 14,538,281 | 2.79 | 521,162,611 | 12,883,079 |
15. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares | 488,229,624 | 91.43 | 45,772,152 | 8.57 | 534,001,776 | 47,517 |
16. To renew the Directors' power to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of up to 5 per cent of issued share capital (Special Resolution) | 506,800,635 | 95.39 | 24,481,526 | 4.61 | 531,282,161 | 2,766,718 |
17. To authorise the Directors' to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of up to 5 per cent of issued share capital (Special Resolution) | 506,965,391 | 95.42 | 24,308,903 | 4.58 | 531,274,294 | 2,774,999 |
18. To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution) | 527,563,157 | 98.84 | 6,187,338 | 1.16 | 533,750,495 | 298,918 |
19. To approve the calling of General Meetings on 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution) | 475,022,619 | 89.33 | 56,743,997 | 10.67 | 531,766,616 | 2,282,458 |
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 http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
As at the close of business on 2 May 2018, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 736,535,179 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, 31,943,782 of which were held as treasury shares. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at that time were 704,591,397.
Contact: Rupert Bondy
Company Secretary
Tel. 01753 44 6909
103-105 Bath Road, Slough SL1 3UH
Registered in England and Wales, No. 6270876
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's LEI code is 5493003JFSMOJG48V108