Last checked at 12 May 2022 07:00
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2022 ('AGM')
At the AGM of Rentokil Initial plc duly convened and held at, and broadcast from, the Company's offices at Compass House, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9PY on 11 May 2022 at 15:00, each resolution as set out in the notice of meeting dated 30 March 2022 was passed on a poll. The results are set out below and will be placed on the Company website at www.rentokil-initial.com/investors.
RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR1 | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | TOTAL VOTES | % of ISC VOTED | VOTES WITHHELD2 | |
1 | To receive the audited financial statements and the directors' and auditors' report thereon | 1,503,135,874 | 99.88 | 1,765,909 | 0.12 |
1,504,901,783 |
80.74% |
5,026,895 |
2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 1,418,637,335 | 93.97 | 91,078,102 | 6.03 |
1,509,715,437 |
81.00% | 213,241 |
3 | To declare a final dividend | 1,507,832,187 | 99.87 | 1,975,699 | 0.13 |
1,509,807,886 |
81.01% |
120,790 |
4 | To re-elect Stuart Ingall-Tombs as a director | 1,504,877,075 | 99.68 | 4,905,678 | 0.32 |
1,509,782,753 |
81.00% |
145,903 |
5 | To re-elect Sarosh Mistry as a director | 1,495,675,869 | 99.07 | 14,100,382 | 0.93 |
1,509,776,251 |
81.00% |
152,405 |
6 | To re-elect John Pettigrew as a director | 1,495,410,997 | 99.05 | 14,364,737 | 0.95 |
1,509,775,734 |
81.00% |
152,922 |
7 | To re-elect Andy Ransom as a director | 1,509,199,583 | 99.96 | 582,243 | 0.04 |
1,509,781,826 |
81.00% |
146,850 |
8 | To re-elect Richard Solomons as a director | 1,480,572,558 | 98.31 | 25,402,054 | 1.69 |
1,505,974,612 |
80.80% |
3,954,064 |
9 | To re-elect Julie Southern as a director | 1,464,119,418 | 96.98 | 45,656,853 | 3.02 |
1,509,776,271 |
81.00% |
152,405 |
10 | To re-elect Cathy Turner as a director | 1,453,946,826 | 96.30 | 55,830,244 | 3.70 |
1,509,777,070 |
81.00% |
151,606 |
11 | To re-elect Linda Yueh as a director | 1,469,925,183 | 97.36 | 39,824,951 | 2.64 |
1,509,750,134 |
81.00% |
178,522 |
12 | To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor | 1,505,728,948 | 99.73 | 4,043,278 | 0.27 |
1,509,772,226 |
81.00% |
156,430 |
13 | To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration | 1,509,711,627 | 100.00 | 68,775 | 0.00 |
1,509,780,402 |
81.00% |
148,254 |
14 | To authorise the making of political donations | 1,502,734,570 | 99.53 | 7,102,771 | 0.47 |
1,509,837,341 |
81.01% |
91,335 |
15 | To authorise the directors to allot shares | 1,477,419,682 | 97.86 | 32,352,928 | 2.14 |
1,509,772,610 |
81.00% |
156,066 |
16 | To disapply statutory pre-emption rights | 1,501,380,207 | 99.69 | 4,678,978 | 0.31 |
1,506,059,185 |
80.80% |
3,869,091 |
17 | To disapply statutory pre-emption rights - additional 5% | 1,493,529,822 | 99.15 | 12,832,079 | 0.85 |
1,506,361,901 |
80.82% |
3,566,375 |
18 | To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's own shares | 1,503,804,599 | 99.62 | 5,673,940 | 0.38 |
1,509,478,539 |
80.99% |
449,737 |
19 | To authorise the calling of a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) on 14 days' clear notice | 1,462,724,058 | 96.88 | 47,073,781 | 3.12 |
1,509,797,839 |
81.00% |
130,437 |
1. Votes For include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
2. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of proportion of votes cast for or against a resolution.
The number of ordinary shares in issue at close of business on 10 May 2022 was 1,863,832,965 ordinary shares of 1p each. Resolutions 16 to 19 were proposed as special resolutions. A copy of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Meeting available at www.rentokil-initial.com/agm.
A copy of the resolutions passed concerning special business has been submitted and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Enquiries:
Company Secretary: | Catherine Stead | Rentokil Initial plc | 01294 858000 |
Media: | Malcolm Padley | Rentokil Initial plc | 07788 978199 |