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Rentokil Initial PLC

11 May 2023

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2023 ('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 10 May 2023 at 15:00, each resolution as set out in the notice of meeting dated 4 April 2023 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 .

 
                                                             VOTES                                 % of          VOTES 
 RESOLUTION                     VOTES FOR(1)       %       AGAINST       %     TOTAL VOTES    ISC VOTED    WITHHELD(2) 
      To receive 
       the audited 
       financial 
       statements 
       and the directors' 
       and auditors' 
 1     report thereon          2,107,213,031   99.88     2,586,165    0.12   2,109,799,196       83.72%      7,677,619 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To approve 
       the Directors' 
       Remuneration 
 2     Report                  2,083,701,500   98.71    27,209,596    1.29   2,110,911,096       83.76%      6,565,719 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To approve 
       the rules 
       of the Restricted 
 3     Share Plan              2,095,739,160   99.06    19,924,531    0.94   2,115,663,691       83.95%      1,813,124 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To approve 
       the rules 
       of the Deferred 
 4     Bonus Plan              2,108,763,912   99.67     6,895,776    0.33   2,115,659,688       83.95%      1,817,127 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To declare 
 5     a final dividend        2,102,805,475   99.38    13,017,019    0.62   2,115,822,494       83.96%      1,654,321 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To elect 
       David Frear 
 6     as a Director           2,109,000,527   99.68     6,802,703    0.32   2,115,803,230       83.96%      1,673,585 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To elect 
       Sally Johnson 
 7     as a Director           2,114,190,611   99.92     1,615,245    0.08   2,115,805,856       83.96%      1,670,959 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To re-elect 
       Stuart Ingall-Tombs 
 8     as a director           2,090,295,400   98.79    25,506,701    1.21   2,115,802,101       83.96%      1,674,714 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To re-elect 
       Sarosh Mistry 
 9     as a director           2,088,769,856   98.72    27,038,112    1.28   2,115,807,968       83.96%      1,668,847 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To re-elect 
       John Pettigrew 
 10    as a director           2,089,181,928   98.74    26,624,687    1.26   2,115,806,615       83.96%      1,670,200 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To re-elect 
       Andy Ransom 
 11    as a director           2,105,134,787   99.50    10,676,636    0.50   2,115,811,423       83.96%      1,665,392 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To re-elect 
       Richard Solomons 
 12    as a director           2,030,910,338   96.27    78,741,433    3.73   2,109,651,771       83.72%      7,825,044 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To re-elect 
       Cathy Turner 
 13    as a director           2,089,232,012   98.74    26,583,619    1.26   2,115,815,631       83.96%      1,661,184 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To re-elect 
       Linda Yueh 
 14    as a director           2,035,022,912   96.18    80,790,185    3.82   2,115,813,097       83.96%      1,663,718 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To re-appoint 
      PricewaterhouseCoopers 
 15   LLP as auditor           2,106,120,703   99.54     9,664,128    0.46   2,115,784,831       83.96%      1,691,984 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To authorise 
       the directors 
       to agree 
       the auditors' 
 16    remuneration            2,106,066,853   99.54     9,725,107    0.46   2,115,791,960       83.96%      1,684,855 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To authorise 
       the making 
       of political 
 17    donations               2,109,051,481   99.68     6,672,307    0.32   2,115,723,788       83.96%      1,753,027 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To authorise 
       the directors 
       to allot 
 18    shares                  2,006,904,476   94.86   108,717,211    5.14   2,115,621,687       83.95%      1,855,128 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To disapply 
       statutory 
       pre-emption 
 19    rights                  1,847,000,296   87.32   268,090,572   12.68   2,115,090,868       83.93%      2,385,947 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To disapply 
       statutory 
       pre-emption 
       rights for 
       acquisitions 
       and specified 
 20    capital investments     1,799,119,333   85.23   311,707,895   14.77   2,110,827,228       83.76%      6,649,587 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To authorise 
       the Directors 
       to make market 
       purchases 
       of the Company's 
 21    own shares              2,086,290,541   98.64    28,770,845    1.36   2,115,061,386       83.93%      2,415,429 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To authorise 
       the calling 
       of a general 
       meeting (other 
       than an annual 
       general meeting) 
       on 14 days' 
 22    clear notice            2,023,577,868   95.64    92,213,241    4.36   2,115,791,109       83.96%      1,685,706 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
      To adopt 
       the Articles 
       of Association 
       of the Company 
       produced 
 23    to the meeting          2,108,374,674   99.88     2,603,077    0.12   2,110,977,751       83.77%      6,499,064 
     -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ------  --------------  -----------  ------------- 
 

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 9 May 2023 was 2,520,039,885 ordinary shares of 1p each. Resolutions 19 to 23 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:

 
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