Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC Result of AGM (2778A)
May 28 2021 - 1:09PM
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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 VOTES WITHHELD
VOTED
1. To receive
and adopt the
2020 Annual
Report and
Financial Statements 531718890 99.87 692354 0.13 532411244 74.62 2274888
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2. To approve
the Directors'
Remuneration
Report 434137976 82.37 92915499 17.63 527053475 73.87 7630753
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3. To declare
the final dividend 531112514 99.39 3272073 0.61 534384587 74.90 297559
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4. To re-elect
Andrew Bonfield
as a Director 530221785 99.29 3772606 0.71 533994391 74.85 684087
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5. To re-elect
Jeff Carr as
a Director 530337922 99.25 4009880 0.75 534347802 74.89 332030
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6. To re-elect
Nicandro Durante
as a Director 517530267 96.92 16442108 3.08 533972375 74.84 706763
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7. To re-elect
Mary Harris
as a Director 514147977 98.42 8231787 1.58 522379764 73.22 12300411
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8. To re-elect
Mehmood Khan
as a Director 532719371 99.78 1188228 0.22 533907599 74.83 772338
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9. To re-elect
Pam Kirby as
a Director 526526592 98.60 7475697 1.40 534002289 74.85 677663
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10. To re-elect
Sara Mathew
as a Director 490647439 91.89 43284798 8.11 533932237 74.84 747937
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11. To re-elect
Laxman Narasimhan
as a Director 518613380 97.06 15712841 2.94 534326221 74.89 353085
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12. To re-
elect Chris
Sinclair as
a Director 524156949 99.32 3601892 0.68 527758841 73.97 6921011
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13. To re-elect
Elane Stock
as a Director 530549811 99.37 3386469 0.63 533936280 74.84 742587
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14. To elect
Olivier Bohuon
as a Director 532228573 99.67 1747888 0.33 533976461 74.84 702066
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15. To elect
Margherita
Della Valle
as a Director 529867375 99.23 4106782 0.77 533974157 74.84 705033
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16. To re-appoint
KPMG LLP as
External Auditor 530862313 99.35 3487701 0.65 534350014 74.90 336563
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17. To authorise
the Audit Committee
to determine
the External
Auditor's remuneration 533530000 99.91 476772 0.09 534006772 74.85 680545
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18. To authorise
the Company
to make political
donations 514312809 96.33 19591658 3.67 533904467 74.83 776705
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19. To renew
the Directors'
authority to
allot shares 470093544 87.98 64212871 12.02 534306415 74.89 373087
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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
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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
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22. To renew
the Company's
authority to
purchase its
own shares 526814105 98.62 7389268 1.38 534203373 74.87 482115
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23. To amend
the Company's
Articles of
Association 532246408 99.62 2025175 0.38 534271583 74.88 405205
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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
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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
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brands, a healthier planet and a fairer society. Find out more, or
get in touch with us at www.reckitt.com
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