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Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
03 May 2023
3 May 2023
RESULT OF VOTING AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF
RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC
HELD ON 3 MAY 2023
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 % VOTES AGAINST % VOTES CAST % of VOTES
FOR ISC WITHHELD
Voted
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1. To receive
and adopt the
Annual Report
and Financial
Statements
for the year
ended 31 December
2022 553,256,549 99.95 276,323 0.05 553,532,872 77.28 2,218,545
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2. To approve
the Directors'
Remuneration
Report for
the year ended
31 December
2022 513,944,128 92.80 39,845,715 7.20 553,789,843 77.31 1,961,573
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3. To declare
a final dividend
of 110.3p per
ordinary share
for the year
ended 31 December
2022 553,893,767 99.72 1,571,184 0.28 555,464,951 77.55 286,465
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4. To re-elect
Andrew Bonfield
as a Director 544,901,527 98.11 10,486,229 1.89 555,387,756 77.53 363,580
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5. To re-elect
Olivier Bohuon
as a Director 550,452,092 99.11 4,915,118 0.89 555,367,210 77.53 384,126
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6. To re-elect
Jeff Carr as
a Director 551,747,746 99.34 3,660,596 0.66 555,408,342 77.54 342,994
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7. To re-elect
Margherita
Della Valle
as a Director 554,782,103 99.89 587,700 0.11 555,369,803 77.53 380,672
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8. To re-elect
Nicandro Durante
as a Director 543,374,436 97.84 12,007,853 2.16 555,382,289 77.53 369,047
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9. To re-elect
Mary Harris
as a Director 554,945,417 99.92 431,184 0.08 555,376,601 77.53 374,735
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10. To re-elect
Mehmood Khan
as a Director 553,547,786 99.68 1,787,278 0.32 555,335,064 77.53 413,545
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11. To re-elect
Pam Kirby as
a Director 546,480,991 98.40 8,908,255 1.60 555,389,246 77.53 362,090
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12. To re-
elect Chris
Sinclair as
a Director 533,171,593 96.00 22,196,169 4.00 555,367,762 77.53 377,201
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13. To re-elect
Elane Stock
as a Director 555,014,873 99.93 361,977 0.07 555,376,850 77.53 374,486
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14. To re-elect
Alan Stewart
as a Director 533,266,190 96.03 22,054,398 3.97 555,320,588 77.53 430,748
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15. To elect
Jeremy Darroch
as a Director 553,548,199 99.68 1,773,431 0.32 555,321,630 77.53 429,706
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16. To elect
Tamara Ingram,
OBE as a Director 550,460,146 99.12 4,865,899 0.88 555,326,045 77.53 425,291
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17. To re-appoint
KPMG LLP as
Auditor of
the Company 552,037,476 99.40 3,332,787 0.60 555,370,263 77.53 381,154
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18. To authorise
the Audit Committee
to determine
the Auditor's
remuneration 550,729,690 99.15 4,713,051 0.85 555,442,741 77.54 308,676
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19. To authorise
the Company
to make political
donations 549,748,149 98.97 5,722,276 1.03 555,470,425 77.55 278,943
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20. To renew
the Directors'
authority to
allot shares 508,738,581 91.59 46,685,020 8.41 555,423,601 77.54 327,712
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21. To renew
the Directors'
power to disapply
pre-emption
rights in respect
of up to 5%
of issued share
capital 549,268,435 99.19 4,510,204 0.81 553,778,639 77.31 1,972,331
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22. To authorise
the Directors'
power to disapply
pre-emption
rights in respect
of an additional
5% of issued
share capital 545,647,156 98.55 8,002,453 1.45 553,649,609 77.29 2,101,807
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23. To renew
the Company's
authority to
purchase its
own shares 546,157,976 98.44 8,631,973 1.56 554,789,949 77.45 961,468
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24. That the
Directors be
authorised
to call a general
meeting, other
than an AGM,
on 14 clear
days' notice. 487,810,139 87.83 67,616,053 12.17 555,426,192 77.54 298,604
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Resolutions 21 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 28 April 2023, the issued share
capital of the Company consisted of 736,535,179 ordinary shares of
10 pence each, 20,225,265 of which were held as treasury shares.
Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at that time
were 716,309,914.
For further Information:
Catheryn O'Rourke
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 Reckitt:
Reckitt* exists to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless
pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We believe that access to
the highest-quality hygiene, wellness and nourishment is a right,
not a privilege.
Reckitt is the company behind some of the world's most
recognisable and trusted consumer brands in hygiene, health and
nutrition, including Air Wick, Calgon, Cillit Bang, Clearasil,
Dettol, Durex, Enfamil, Finish, Gaviscon, Harpic, Lysol, Mortein,
Mucinex, Nurofen, Nutramigen, Strepsils, Vanish, Veet, Woolite and
more.
Every day, more than 30 million Reckitt products are bought
globally. We always put consumers and people first, seek out new
opportunities, strive for excellence in all that we do and build
shared success with all our partners. We aim to do the right thing,
always.
We are a diverse global team of c. 40,000 colleagues. We draw on
our collective energy to meet our ambitions of purpose-led brands,
a healthier planet and a fairer society. Find out more, or get in
touch with us at www.reckitt.com
* Reckitt is the trading name of the Reckitt Benckiser group of
companies
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