Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2580E
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
04 May 2017
 

4 May 2017

 

 

 

RESULT OF VOTING AT THE GENERAL MEETING OF

 

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

 

HELD ON 4 MAY 2017

 

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

%

Total No of Votes Cast

No of Votes Withheld

1. To receive the 2016 report and financial statements

519,624,101

100.00

20,189

0.00

519,644,290

1,237,007

2. To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

452,280,484

87.38

65,301,720

12.62

517,582,204

3,295,372

3. To declare a final dividend

520,145,832

100.00

1,437

0.00

520,147,269

733,881

4. To re-elect Adrian Bellamy

334,891,091

85.26

57,891,639

14.74

392,782,730

128,072,383

5. To re-elect Nicandro Durante

513,866,390

99.24

3,919,080

0.76

517,785,470

3,038,595

6. To re-elect Mary Harris

515,252,406

98.95

5,476,685

1.05

520,729,091

94,804

7. To re-elect Adrian Hennah

517,537,637

99.39

3,193,100

0.61

520,730,737

93,328

8. To re-elect Kenneth Hydon

312,428,440

69.22

138,920,360

30.78

451,348,800

69,506,318

9. To re-elect Rakesh Kapoor

506,346,495

97.39

13,593,264

2.61

519,939,759

884,356

10. To re-elect Pamela Kirby

475,594,699

91.48

44,291,803

8.52

519,886,502

936,689

11. To re-elect Andre Lacroix

508,231,358

97.60

12,499,445

2.40

520,730,803

93,262

12. To re-elect Chris Sinclair

517,409,938

99.36

3,318,002

0.64

520,727,940

96,125

13. To re-elect Judith Sprieser

467,830,763

93.66

31,657,769

6.34

499,488,532

21,335,045

14. To re-elect Warren Tucker

518,431,479

99.56

2,297,663

0.44

520,729,142

94,823

15. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor

510,042,694

98.41

8,231,980

1.59

518,274,674

2,549,321

16. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration

516,708,984

99.23

4,018,738

0.77

520,727,722

95,339

17. To authorise the Company to make political donations

503,871,044

97.27

14,131,230

2.73

518,002,274

2,820,642

18. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares

483,312,815

93.14

35,587,172

6.86

518,899,987

1,938,900

19. To renew the Directors' power to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of up to 5 per cent of issued share capital (Special Resolution)

508,431,235

97.93

10,724,894

2.07

519,156,129

1,684,987

20. To renew the Directors' power to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of an additional 5 per cent of issued share capital (Special Resolution)

497,243,900

95.78

21,899,345

4.22

519,143,245

1,695,867

21. To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution)

513,219,402

98.60

7,264,042

1.40

520,483,444

340,671

22. To approve the calling of General Meetings on 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution)

467,076,779

90.06

51,542,890

9.94

518,619,669

2,204,446

 

 

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 2017, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 736,535,179 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, 35,900,270 of which were held as treasury shares. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at that time were 700,634,909.

 

The Board notes that 138,920,360 shares (representing 30.78% of votes validly cast) were voted against the re-election of Ken Hydon (resolution 8) and notes 57,891,639 shares voted against the re-election of Adrian Bellamy (resolution 4), representing 14.74% of votes validly cast. The Board believes this relates in part to the desire of certain shareholders to ensure Board level accountability for the tragic events in South Korea relating to a Humidifier Sanitiser product withdrawn in 2011. The Board accepts that this is a matter for the full Board. The Board deeply regrets these events, for which an apology has been given and extensive remedial action taken. We will continue to engage with shareholders on this and all matters of board governance.

 

Contact:          Rupert Bondy

                        Company Secretary

                        Tel. 01753 217800

 

103-105 Bath Road, Slough SL1 3UH

Registered in England and Wales, No. 6270876 

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's LEI code is 5493003JFSMOJG48V108


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