7 May 2015 14:33
7 May 2015
RESULT OF VOTING AT THE GENERAL MEETING OF
RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC
HELD ON 7 MAY 2015
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
VOTESFOR | % | VOTESAGAINST | % | VOTESTOTAL | % of ISC VOTED | VOTESWITHHELD | |
1 | 524,864,507 | 99.89 | 560,943 | 0.11 | 525,425,450 | 73.50% | 1,997,634 |
2 | 435,838,483 | 82.83 | 90,368,575 | 17.17 | 526,207,058 | 73.61% | 1,216,425 |
3 | 526,184,570 | 99.99 | 57,502 | 0.01 | 526,242,072 | 73.61% | 1,181,416 |
4 | 523,462,545 | 99.47 | 2,773,287 | 0.53 | 526,235,832 | 73.61% | 1,187,606 |
5 | 514,846,741 | 98.47 | 7,988,370 | 1.53 | 522,835,111 | 73.13% | 4,588,327 |
6 | 512,833,954 | 98.14 | 9,733,339 | 1.86 | 522,567,293 | 73.10% | 4,860,045 |
7 | 525,428,788 | 99.85 | 807,181 | 0.15 | 526,235,969 | 73.61% | 1,187,369 |
8 | 525,890,649 | 99.93 | 356,012 | 0.07 | 526,246,661 | 73.61% | 1,176,677 |
9 | 525,058,834 | 99.78 | 1,182,581 | 0.22 | 526,241,415 | 73.61% | 1,182,022 |
10 | 513,345,808 | 98.08 | 10,068,918 | 1.92 | 523,414,726 | 73.22% | 4,008,711 |
11 | 517,991,652 | 99.11 | 4,651,602 | 0.89 | 522,643,254 | 73.11% | 4,780,183 |
12 | 516,253,812 | 98.10 | 9,993,699 | 1.90 | 526,247,511 | 73.61% | 1,175,927 |
13 | 524,639,618 | 99.69 | 1,606,234 | 0.31 | 526,245,852 | 73.61% | 1,176,874 |
14 | 518,736,201 | 98.87 | 5,948,693 | 1.13 | 524,684,894 | 73.39% | 2,738,443 |
15 | 501,631,232 | 95.32 | 24,620,035 | 4.68 | 526,251,267 | 73.61% | 1,172,171 |
16 | 525,626,293 | 99.88 | 621,685 | 0.12 | 526,247,978 | 73.61% | 1,175,460 |
17 | 512,533,071 | 97.71 | 12,002,949 | 2.29 | 524,536,020 | 73.37% | 2,886,765 |
18 | 525,676,133 | 99.89 | 574,393 | 0.11 | 526,250,526 | 73.61% | 1,172,912 |
19 | 510,463,649 | 97.48 | 13,174,188 | 2.52 | 523,637,837 | 73.25% | 3,763,251 |
20 | 515,043,950 | 97.87 | 11,188,738 | 2.13 | 526,232,688 | 73.61% | 1,168,299 |
21 | 510,084,581 | 97.02 | 15,673,099 | 2.98 | 525,757,680 | 73.54% | 1,639,930 |
22 | 489,279,918 | 94.15 | 30,420,047 | 5.85 | 519,699,965 | 72.70% | 7,704,993 |
23 | 517,702,495 | 99.17 | 4,308,119 | 0.83 | 522,010,614 | 73.02% | 5,394,443 |
24 | 521,362,918 | 99.48 | 2,702,943 | 0.52 | 524,065,861 | 73.31% | 3,339,093 |
25 | 524,008,086 | 99.62 | 2,016,600 | 0.38 | 526,024,686 | 73.58% | 1,380,272 |
26 | 423,213,940 | 81.74 | 94,529,822 | 18.26 | 517,743,762 | 72.42% | 9,660,747 |
27 | 519,730,492 | 98.81 | 6,272,999 | 1.19 | 526,003,491 | 73.58% | 1,399,397 |
28 | 506,727,584 | 96.97 | 15,818,550 | 3.03 | 522,546,134 | 73.09% | 4,856,752 |
29 | 462,291,970 | 87.85 | 63,914,853 | 12.15 | 526,206,823 | 73.61% | 1,198,135 |
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 5 May 2015, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 736,535,179 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, 21,893,514 of which were held as treasury shares. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at that time were 714,641,665.
Contact: William R Mordan
Company Secretary
Tel. 01753 217800