Result of General Meeting

RNS Number : 5624Z

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

11 December 2014

 



11 December 2014

RESULT OF VOTING AT THE GENERAL MEETING OF

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

HELD ON 11 DECEMBER 2014

The resolution proposed at the general meeting of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (the "Company") held earlier today relating to the proposed demerger of the Company's pharmaceutical business was 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 approve the dividend in specie to effect the demerger of the RBP business	522,408,040	99.98%	123,037	0.02%	522,531,077	1,620,233

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 10 December 2014, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 736,535,179 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, 17,971,485 of which were held as treasury shares.  Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at that time were 718,563,694.

Contact:          William R Mordan

                        Company Secretary

                        Tel. [phone]

 

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