Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0721N
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
03 May 2018
 

3 May 2018

 

 

 

RESULT OF VOTING AT THE GENERAL MEETING OF

 

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

 

HELD ON 3 MAY 2018

 

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

%

No OF VOTES CAST

No OF VOTES WITHELD

1. To receive the 2017 report and financial statements

532,866,730

99.96

199,750

0.04

533,066,480

982,814

2. To receive and adopt Directors' Remuneration report

474,938,175

89.03

58,492,636

10.97

533,430,811

613,920

3. To declare a final dividend

533,298,548

100.00

1,795

0.00

533,300,343

748,714

4. To re-elect Nicandro Durante

528,560,157

99.50

2,650,118

0.50

531,210,275

2,838,541

5. To re-elect Mary Harris

526,536,178

98.61

7,441,510

1.39

533,977,688

71,128

6. To re-elect Adrian Hennah

529,039,578

99.07

4,947,405

0.93

533,986,983

59,834

7. To re-elect Rakesh Kapoor

525,522,554

98.42

8,463,429

1.58

533,985,983

62,755

8. To re-elect Pamela Kirby

489,055,475

91.86

43,311,498

8.14

532,366,973

1,681,843

9. To re-elect André Lacroix

516,985,391

96.82

16,991,774

3.18

533,977,165

71,651

10. To re-elect Chris Sinclair

520,035,156

98.03

10,474,864

1.97

530,510,020

3,538,796

11. To re-elect Warren Tucker

530,369,151

99.32

3,617,018

0.68

533,986,169

63,075

12. To appoint KPMG LLP as Auditor

531,032,681

99.44

2,969,889

0.56

534,002,570

46,218

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

530,865,370

99.41

3,141,776

0.59

534,007,146

42,148

14. To authorise the Company to make political donations

506,624,330

97.21

14,538,281

2.79

521,162,611

12,883,079

15. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares

488,229,624

91.43

45,772,152

8.57

534,001,776

47,517

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

506,800,635

95.39

24,481,526

4.61

531,282,161

2,766,718

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

506,965,391

95.42

24,308,903

4.58

531,274,294

2,774,999

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

527,563,157

98.84

6,187,338

1.16

533,750,495

298,918

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

475,022,619

89.33

56,743,997

10.67

531,766,616

2,282,458

 

 

A copy of the above results will shortly be available on the Company's website at www.rb.com.

 

A copy of the resolutions 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 2 May 2018, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 736,535,179 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, 31,943,782 of which were held as treasury shares. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at that time were 704,591,397.

 

 

Contact:          Rupert Bondy

                        Company Secretary

                        Tel. 01753 44 6909

 

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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