Results of AGM 2013

RNS Number : 8992E
Rentokil Initial PLC
16 May 2013
 



 

 

RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC (RTO)

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2013 ('AGM')

 

At the AGM of Rentokil Initial plc duly convened and held in the Desoutter Suite, at the Sofitel London Gatwick Airport, North Terminal, Gatwick Airport, Crawley, West Sussex, RH6 OPH on Wednesday 15 May 2013, each resolution as set out in the notice of meeting dated 8 April 2013 were 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

For

(No. of votes)*

%

Against

(No. of votes)

%

Total votes

cast

(No. of votes)

Withheld

(No. of votes)**

1

To receive the directors' report and accounts

1,541,557,162

99.88%

1,884,135

0.12%

1,543,441,297

80,130

2

To approve the directors' remuneration report

1,512,707,486

98.28%

26,398,941

1.72%

1,539,106,427

4,415,000

3

To declare a final dividend

1,543,242,460

99.98%

252,761

0.02%

1,543,495,221

26,206

4

To re-elect John McAdam as a director

1,518,733,369

98.40%

24,682,656

1.60%

1,543,416,025

105,402

5

To re-elect Alan Brown as a director

1,541,448,261

99.87%

1,964,917

0.13%

1,543,413,178

108,249

6

To re-elect Peter Bamford as a director

1,524,142,692

99.81%

2,840,640

0.19%

1,526,983,332

16,538,095

7

To re-elect Richard Burrows as a director

1,524,821,622

99.86%

2,137,342

0.14%

1,526,958,964

16,562,463

8

To re-elect Alan Giles as a director

1,541,060,053

99.85%

2,342,657

0.15%

1,543,402,710

118,717

9

To re-elect Peter Long as a director

1,538,621,426

99.69%

4,782,688

0.31%

1,543,404,114

117,313

10

To re-elect Andy Ransom as a director

1,541,585,007

99.88%

1,825,658

0.12%

1,543,410,665

110,762

11

To re-elect Angela Seymour-Jackson as a director

1,541,443,309

99.87%

1,962,536

0.13%

1,543,405,845

115,582

12

To re-elect  Duncan Tatton-Brown as a director

1,541,055,557

99.85%

2,353,825

0.15%

1,543,409,382

112,045

13

To re-elect Jeremy Townsend as a director

1,541,583,989

99.88%

1,820,650

0.12%

1,543,404,639

116,788

14

To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors

1,524,819,079

98.79%

18,610,736

1.21%

1,543,429,815

91,612

15

To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration

1,543,102,342

99.98%

335,930

0.02%

1,543,438,272

83,155

16

Special Resolution - To authorise the calling of a general meeting  (other than an AGM) on 14 days' clear notice

1,495,097,467

97.52%

38,079,739

2.48%

1,533,177,206

10,344,221

17

To authorise the directors to allot shares

1,523,157,522

99.48%

7,886,613

0.52%

1,531,044,135

12,477,292

18

Special Resolution - To disapply statutory pre-emption rights

1,532,631,646

99.97%

487,662

0.03%

1,533,119,308

10,402,119

19

Special Resolution - To authorise the board to make market purchases of its own shares

1,543,026,229

99.97%

424,215

0.03%

1,543,450,444

70,983

20

To authorise the making of political donations

1,458,268,587

95.50%

68,684,772

4.50%

1,526,953,359

16,568,068

*Votes "For" include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

**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 14 May 2013 were 1,814,831,011 ordinary shares of 1p each (excluding treasury shares).

 

Resolutions 16, 18 and 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/investors.

 

Also, in accordance with UK Listing Authority rule 9.6.2 a copy of the document setting out the special resolutions passed will be submitted to and available for inspection shortly at the National Storage Mechanism located at

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

 

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Paul Griffiths,

Company Secretary

Tel:+44 (0)1293 858000

16 May 2013


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