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RNS Number : 6868M
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
12 May 2020
12 May 2020
RESULT OF VOTING AT THE GENERAL MEETING OF
RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC
HELD ON 12 MAY 2020
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 No OF VOTES % No OF % No OF VOTES No OF
FOR VOTES CAST VOTES
AGAINST WITHELD
1. To receive
and adopt the
2019 Annual
Report and Financial
Statements 529,067,945 99.42 3,084,446 0.58 532,152,391 2,058,824
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2. To approve
the Directors'
Remuneration
Report 437,225,382 82.89 90,262,684 17.11 527,488,066 6,722,492
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3. To declare
a final dividend 531,315,691 99.50 2,661,136 0.50 533,976,827 234,386
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4. To re-elect
Andrew Bonfield
as a Director 533,027,036 99.83 931,453 0.17 533,958,489 253,322
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5. To re-elect
Nicandro Durante
as a Director 521,416,453 97.65 12,539,534 2.35 533,955,987 253,415
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6. To re-elect
Mary Harris
as a Director 519,193,161 98.27 9,144,589 1.73 528,337,750 5,873,866
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7. To re-elect
Mehmood Khan
as a Director 531,050,662 99.88 621,086 0.12 531,671,748 2,540,062
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8. To re-elect
Pam Kirby as
a Director 529,360,754 99.14 4,599,419 0.86 533,960,173 251,518
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9. To re-elect
Chris Sinclair
as a Director 525,732,459 99.60 2,091,941 0.40 527,824,400 6,387,410
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10. To re-elect
Elane Stock
as a Director 533,121,781 99.84 841,195 0.16 533,962,976 248,835
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11. To elect
Jeff Carr as
a Director 530,166,085 99.29 3,792,445 0.71 533,958,530 253,281
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12. To elect
Sara Mathew
as a Director 533,615,880 99.94 340,855 0.06 533,956,735 254,478
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13. To elect
Laxman Narasimhan
as a Director 522,827,083 98.24 9,362,927 1.76 532,190,010 2,021,203
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14. To re-appoint
KPMG LLP as
External Auditor 533,214,022 99.86 757,735 0.14 533,971,757 239,456
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15. To authorise
the Audit Committee
to determine
the External
Auditor's remuneration 533,266,716 99.87 705,716 0.13 533,972,432 239,147
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16. To authorise
the Company
to make political
donations 512,838,530 96.05 21,074,571 3.95 533,913,101 294,096
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17. To renew
the Directors'
authority to
allot shares 464,930,765 87.07 69,036,660 12.93 533,967,425 244,386
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18. To renew
the Directors'
power to disapply
pre-emption
rights in respect
of up to 5%
of issued share
capital 506,233,091 95.13 25,897,714 4.87 532,130,805 2,081,006
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19. To authorise
the Directors'
power to disapply
pre-emption
rights in respect
of an additional
5% of issued
share capital 507,649,956 95.37 24,638,325 4.63 532,288,281 1,923,529
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20. To renew
the Company's
authority to
purchase its
own shares 520,011,674 97.42 13,793,339 2.58 533,805,013 406,793
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21. To approve
the calling
of general meetings
on 14 clear
days' notice 464,790,091 87.04 69,188,500 12.96 533,978,591 233,220
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Resolutions 18 to 21 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.rb.com .
A copy of the resolutions will be submitted to the National
Storage Mechanism and in due course will be available to view at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .
As at the close of business on 12 May 2020, the issued share
capital of the Company consisted of 736,535,179 ordinary shares of
10 pence each, 26,124,297 of which were held as treasury shares.
Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at that time
were 710,410,882.
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
About RB
RB* is driven by its purpose to protect, heal and nurture in a
relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We fight to make
access to the highest-quality hygiene, wellness and nourishment a
right, not a privilege, for everyone.
RB is proud to have a stable of trusted household brands found
in households in more than 190 countries. These include Enfamil,
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Clearasil, Lysol, Dettol, Veet, Harpic, Cillit Bang, Mortein,
Finish, Vanish, Calgon, Woolite, Air Wick and more. 20 million RB
products a day are bought by consumers globally.
RB's passion to put consumers and people first, to seek out new
opportunities, to strive for excellence in all that we do, and to
build shared success with all our partners, while doing the right
thing, always is what guides the work of our 40,000+ diverse and
talented colleagues worldwide.
For more information visit www.rb.com
*RB is the trading name of the Reckitt Benckiser group of
companies
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