Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4030X

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

05 May 2016

 

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. [phone]

 

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