Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1836L
Rentokil Initial PLC
11 May 2022
 


RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2022 ('AGM')

 

At the AGM of Rentokil Initial plc duly convened and held at, and broadcast from, the Company's offices at Compass House, Manor Royal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9PY on 11 May 2022 at 15:00, each resolution as set out in the notice of meeting dated 30 March 2022 was passed on a poll. The results are set out below and will be placed on the Company website at www.rentokil-initial.com/investors .  


RESOLUTION

VOTES FOR1

%

VOTES AGAINST

%

TOTAL VOTES

% of ISC VOTED

VOTES WITHHELD2

1

To receive the audited financial statements and the directors' and auditors' report thereon

1,503,135,874

99.88

1,765,909

0.12

 

 

 

1,504,901,783

 

 

 

80.74%

 

 

 

5,026,895

2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

1,418,637,335

93.97

91,078,102

6.03

 

1,509,715,437

 

81.00%


213,241

3

To declare a final dividend

1,507,832,187

99.87

1,975,699

0.13

 

1,509,807,886

 

81.01%

 

120,790

4

To re-elect Stuart Ingall-Tombs as a director

1,504,877,075

99.68

4,905,678

0.32

     

1,509,782,753

   

81.00%

   

145,903

5

To re-elect Sarosh Mistry as a director

1,495,675,869

99.07

14,100,382

0.93

   

1,509,776,251

   

81.00%

   

152,405

6

To re-elect John Pettigrew as a director

1,495,410,997

99.05

14,364,737

0.95

   

1,509,775,734

   

81.00%

   

152,922

7

To re-elect Andy Ransom as a director

1,509,199,583

99.96

582,243

0.04

   

1,509,781,826

   

81.00%

   

146,850

8

To re-elect Richard Solomons as a director

1,480,572,558

98.31

25,402,054

1.69

 

1,505,974,612

 

80.80%

   

3,954,064

9

To re-elect Julie Southern as a director

1,464,119,418

96.98

45,656,853

3.02

   

1,509,776,271

   

81.00%

   

152,405

10

To re-elect Cathy Turner as a director

1,453,946,826

96.30

55,830,244

3.70

   

1,509,777,070

   

81.00%

   

151,606

11

To re-elect Linda Yueh as a director

1,469,925,183

97.36

39,824,951

2.64

   

1,509,750,134

   

81.00%

   

178,522

12

To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor

1,505,728,948

99.73

4,043,278

0.27

 


1,509,772,226

     


81.00%

   


156,430

13

To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration

1,509,711,627

100.00

68,775

0.00

 

   

1,509,780,402

 

   

81.00%

   

 

148,254

14

To authorise the making of political donations

1,502,734,570

99.53

7,102,771

0.47

 

1,509,837,341

 

81.01%

 

91,335

15

To authorise the directors to allot shares

1,477,419,682

97.86

32,352,928

2.14

 

1,509,772,610

 

81.00%

 

156,066

16

To disapply statutory pre-emption rights

1,501,380,207

99.69

4,678,978

0.31

   

1,506,059,185

   

80.80%

   

3,869,091

17

To disapply statutory pre-emption rights - additional 5%

1,493,529,822

99.15

12,832,079

0.85

 

   

1,506,361,901

 


80.82%

     


3,566,375

18

To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's own shares

1,503,804,599

99.62

5,673,940

0.38

 

 

   

1,509,478,539

 

 

 

80.99%

 

 

 

449,737

19

To authorise the calling of a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) on 14 days' clear notice

1,462,724,058

96.88

47,073,781

3.12

 

 

 

   

1,509,797,839

 

 

 

   

81.00%

 

 

 

   

130,437

 

1. Votes For include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

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

 

The number of ordinary shares in issue at close of business on 10 May 2022 was 1,863,832,965 ordinary shares of 1p each. Resolutions 16 to 19 were proposed as special resolutions. A copy of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Meeting available at www.rentokil-initial.com/agm .

 

A copy of the resolutions passed concerning special business has been submitted and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Company Secretary:

Catherine Stead

Rentokil Initial plc

01294 858000





Media:

Malcolm Padley

Rentokil Initial plc 

07788 978199

 

 

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