31 May 2017 16:58
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31 May 2017
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
Recommended acquisition of Mead Johnson Nutrition Company by Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
Results of General Meeting
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc ("RB") is pleased to announce that at a General Meeting of RB Shareholders held earlier today in connection with the recommended acquisition of Mead Johnson Nutrition Company ("Mead Johnson") by RB, the proposed resolution to approve the acquisition was duly passed by the requisite majority of RB Shareholders by poll.
Voting results of the General Meeting
The results of the poll at the General Meeting held on 31 May 2017 were as follows.
Number of votes: For: 516,746,258 (99.33%) Against: 3,461,484 (0.67%) Withheld: 2,230,270
A copy of the above results will shortly be available on the Company's website at www.rb.com.
A copy of the resolution passed at the General Meeting will be submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority and to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.
As at the close of business on 30 May 2017, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 736,535,179 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, 33,616,455 of which were held as treasury shares. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at that time were 702,918,724.
Steps to completion
Following today's approval by the RB Shareholders of the acquisition, completion is subject to approval of the merger agreement by the stockholders of Mead Johnson and the receipt of one outstanding regulatory approval. A special meeting of Mead Johnson stockholders is being held today at 1:00pm Central Daylight Time (7:00pm British Summer Time) to consider and vote upon, amongst other things, a proposal to adopt the merger agreement.
Enquiries / advisers
For further information, please contact:
RB +44 (0)1753 217 800
Richard Joyce - SVP, Investor Relations
Miguel Veiga-Pestana - SVP Corporate Communications & External Affairs
Brunswick +44 (0) 207 404 5959
Gabrielle Silver / David Litterick
Further information
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's LEI code is 5493003JFSMOJG48V108
Important notice
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