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Result of AGM

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 8264M
Rentokil Initial PLC
13 May 2020
 

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2020 ('AGM')

 

At the AGM of Rentokil Initial plc duly convened and held at Compass House, Manor Royal, Crawley, RH10 9PY on 13 May 2020 at 14:00, each resolution as set out in the notice of meeting dated 26 March 2020 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.

 

RESOLUTION

VOTES FOR1

%

VOTES AGAINST

%

TOTAL VOTES

% of ISC VOTED

VOTES WITHHELD2

1

To receive the audited financial statements and the directors' and auditors' report thereon

1,499,948,473

99.94

839,029

0.06

1,500,787,502

80.93%

5,612,553

2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

1,470,892,523

97.73

34,127,839

2.27

1,505,020,362

81.16%

1,379,693

3

To elect Cathy Turner as a director

1,506,105,319

99.99

180,489

0.01

1,506,285,808

81.23%

114,248

4

To re-elect John Pettigrew as a director

1,503,477,914

99.81

2,835,701

0.19

1,506,313,615

81.23%

86,441

5

To re-elect Andy Ransom as a director

1,503,216,372

99.79

3,096,059

0.21

1,506,312,431

81.23%

87,625

6

To re-elect Angela Seymour-Jackson as a director

1,493,465,941

99.23

11,651,537

0.77

1,505,117,478

81.17%

1,282,578

7

To re-elect Richard Solomons as a director

1,495,655,028

99.73

4,064,961

0.27

1,499,719,989

80.88%

6,680,066

8

To re-elect Julie Southern as a director

1,480,175,033

98.27

26,133,267

1.73

1,506,308,300

81.23%

91,756

9

To re-elect Jeremy Townsend as a director

1,475,379,127

97.95

30,930,786

2.05

1,506,309,913

81.23%

90,143

10

To re-elect Linda Yueh as a director

1,503,457,041

99.81

2,865,232

0.19

1,506,322,273

81.23%

77,783

11

To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor

1,481,876,301

98.38

24,425,649

1.62

1,506,301,950

81.23%

98,105

12

To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration

1,500,001,933

99.58

6,311,028

0.42

1,506,312,961

81.23%

87,095

13

To authorise the directors to allot shares

1,383,887,363

91.88

122,335,775

8.12

1,506,223,138

81.23%

176,918

14

To disapply statutory pre-emption rights

1,495,986,338

99.50

7,529,203

0.50

1,503,515,541

81.08%

2,884,514

15

To disapply statutory pre-emption rights - additional 5%

1,484,965,048

98.77

18,537,121

1.23

1,503,502,169

81.08%

2,897,885

16

To authorise the Board to make market purchases of the Company's own shares

1,483,241,776

98.50

22,516,356

1.50

1,505,758,132

81.20%

641,922

17

To authorise the making of political donations

1,462,128,382

97.07

44,143,357

2.93

1,506,271,739

81.23%

128,317

18

To authorise the calling of a general meeting (other than an AGM) on 14 days' clear notice

1,450,683,887

96.31

55,642,547

3.69

1,506,326,434

81.23%

73,622

 

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 12 May 2020 was 1,854,332,965 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 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Daragh Fagan
Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0)1276 607444

 


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