Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2778A
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
28 May 2021
 

28 May 2021

 

 

 

RESULT OF VOTING AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF

 

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

 

HELD ON 28 MAY 2021

 

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

VOTES FOR

%

VOTES AGAINST

%

VOTES CAST

% of ISC

VOTED

VOTES WITHHELD

1. To receive and adopt the 2020 Annual Report and Financial Statements

531718890

99.87

  692354

0.13

532411244

  74.62

  2274888

2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

434137976

82.37

92915499

17.63

527053475

 73.87

7630753

3. To declare the final dividend

531112514

99.39

3272073

0.61

534384587

 74.90

297559

4. To re-elect Andrew Bonfield as a Director

530221785

99.29

3772606

0.71

533994391

 74.85

684087

5. To re-elect Jeff Carr as a Director

530337922

99.25

4009880

0.75

534347802

 74.89

332030

6. To re-elect Nicandro Durante as a Director

517530267

96.92

16442108

3.08

533972375

 74.84

706763

7. To re-elect Mary Harris as a Director

514147977

98.42

8231787

1.58

522379764

 73.22

12300411

8. To re-elect Mehmood Khan as a Director

532719371

99.78

1188228

0.22

533907599

 74.83

772338

9. To re-elect Pam Kirby as a Director

526526592

98.60

7475697

1.40

534002289

 74.85

677663

10. To re-elect Sara Mathew as a Director

490647439

91.89

43284798

8.11

533932237

 74.84

747937

11. To re-elect Laxman Narasimhan as a Director

518613380

97.06

15712841

2.94

534326221

 74.89

353085

12. To re- elect Chris Sinclair as a Director

524156949

99.32

3601892

0.68

527758841

 73.97

6921011

13. To re-elect Elane Stock as a Director

530549811

99.37

3386469

0.63

533936280

 74.84

742587

14. To elect Olivier Bohuon as a Director

532228573

99.67

1747888

0.33

533976461

 74.84

702066

15. To elect Margherita Della Valle as a Director

529867375

99.23

4106782

0.77

533974157

 74.84

705033

16. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as External Auditor

530862313

99.35

3487701

0.65

534350014

 74.90

336563

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

533530000

99.91

476772

0.09

534006772

 74.85

680545

18. To authorise the Company to make political donations

514312809

96.33

19591658

3.67

533904467

 74.83

776705

19. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares

470093544

87.98

64212871

12.02

534306415

 74.89

373087

20. To renew the Directors' power to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of up to 5% of issued share capital

516420517

96.96

16215853

3.04

532636370

 74.65

2047231

21. To authorise the Directors' power to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of an additional 5% of issued share capital

511054807

95.96

21514110

4.04

532568917

 74.65

2112258

22. To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own shares

526814105

98.62

7389268

1.38

534203373

 74.87

482115

23. To amend the Company's Articles of Association

532246408

99.62

2025175

0.38

534271583

 74.88

405205

24. To authorise the Directors to call a general meeting on 14 clear days' notice

466681159

87.33

67688991

12.67

534370150

 74.90

314401

 

Resolutions 20 to 24 are special resolutions.

 

A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for or against a resolution.

 

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

 

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R a copy of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and in due course will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

As at the close of business on 26 May 2021, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 736,535,179 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, 23,071,190 of which were held as treasury shares. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at that time were 713,463,989.

 

For further Information:
Rupert Bondy

Company Secretary

Tel. 0 1753 217 800

 

103-105 Bath Road, Slough SL1 3UH

Registered in England and Wales, No. 6270876

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's LEI code is 5493003JFSMOJG48V108

 

About Reckitt

Reckitt* exists to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We believe that access to the highest-quality hygiene, wellness and nourishment is a right, not a privilege.

 

Reckitt is the company behind some of the world's most recognisable and trusted consumer brands in hygiene, health  and  nutrition, including Air Wick, Calgon, Cillit Bang, Clearasil, Dettol, Durex, Enfamil, Finish, Gaviscon, Harpic, Lysol, Mortein, Mucinex, Nurofen, Nutramigen, Strepsils, Vanish, Veet, Woolite and more.

 

Every day, more than 20 million Reckitt products are bought globally. We always put consumers and people first, seek out new opportunities, strive for excellence in all that we do and build shared success with all our partners. We aim to do the right thing, always.

 

We are a diverse global team of more  than 43,000 colleagues.  We draw on our collective energy to meet our ambitions of purpose-led brands, a healthier planet and a fairer society. Find out more, or get in touch with us at  www.reckitt.com

 

*Reckitt is the trading name of the Reckitt Benckiser group of companies

 

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