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RNS Number : 7766E
Rentokil Initial PLC
10 May 2017
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2017 ('AGM')
At the AGM of Rentokil Initial plc duly convened and held in the
Ascot Suite at the Hilton London Gatwick Airport on Wednesday 10
May 2017 at 12 noon, each resolution as set out in the notice of
meeting dated 5 April 2017 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.
% of
ISC
RESOLUTION VOTES FOR* % VOTES AGAINST % TOTAL VOTES VOTED VOTES WITHHELD**
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To receive
the audited
financial
statements
of the Company
and the directors'
and auditors'
1 reports thereon 1,404,494,749 99.93 960,370 0.07 1,405,455,119 76.49% 1,663,977
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To approve
the Directors'
Remuneration
2 Report 1,281,729,638 91.10 125,210,885 8.90 1,406,940,523 76.58% 178,573
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To declare
3 a final dividend 1,407,027,971 100.00 3,271 0.00 1,407,031,242 76.58% 87,854
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To elect Chris
Geoghegan
4 as a director 1,404,199,230 99.80 2,802,474 0.20 1,407,001,704 76.58% 117,392
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To re-elect
John McAdam
5 as a director 1,370,849,441 97.43 36,166,860 2.57 1,407,016,301 76.58% 102,795
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To re-elect
Richard Burrows
6 as a director 1,226,130,179 98.86 14,166,251 1.14 1,240,296,430 67.51% 166,822,666
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To re-elect
Andy Ransom
7 as a director 1,403,722,206 99.77 3,284,782 0.23 1,407,006,988 76.58% 112,108
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To re-elect
Angela
Seymour-Jackson
8 as a director 1,403,315,912 99.74 3,693,513 0.26 1,407,009,425 76.58% 109,671
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To re-elect
Julie Southern
9 as a director 1,221,164,852 98.02 24,623,933 1.98 1,245,788,785 67.80% 161,330,311
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To re-elect
Jeremy Townsend
10 as a director 1,403,623,195 99.76 3,381,316 0.24 1,407,004,511 76.58% 114,585
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To re-appoint
KPMG LLP as
11 auditors 1,369,050,960 99.78 3,060,303 0.22 1,372,111,263 74.68% 35,007,833
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To authorise
the directors
to agree the
auditors'
12 remuneration 1,383,988,382 99.49 7,062,173 0.51 1,391,050,555 75.71% 16,068,471
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To authorise
the directors
13 to allot shares 1,383,436,548 98.34 23,380,920 1.66 1,406,817,468 76.57% 300,558
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To disapply
statutory
pre-emption
14 rights 1,406,728,593 99.98 273,201 0.02 1,407,001,794 76.58% 117,302
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To disapply
statutory
pre-emption
rights - additional
15 5% 1,373,925,532 97.65 33,072,352 2.35 1,406,997,884 76.58% 121,212
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To authorise
the directors
to make market
purchases
of the Company's
16 own shares 1,378,421,431 98.39 22,503,952 1.61 1,400,925,383 76.25% 6,193,643
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To authorise
the making
of political
17 donations 1,310,899,585 93.17 96,088,202 6.83 1,406,987,787 76.58% 131,309
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To authorise
the calling
of a general
meeting (other
than an annual
general meeting)
on 14 days'
18 clear notice 1,361,626,525 96.77 45,402,014 3.23 1,407,028,539 76.58% 90,557
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*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 9
May 2017 was 1,837,332,965 ordinary shares of 1p each. Resolutions
14, 15, 16 and 18 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.
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
http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Enquiries:
Daragh Fagan
Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)1276 607444
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