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RNS Number : 3347M  Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC  20 May 2022

20 May 2022

 

 

 

RESULT OF VOTING AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF

 

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

 

HELD ON 20 MAY 2022

 

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 FOR  %       VOTES AGAINST  %       VOTES CAST  % of ISC  VOTES WITHHELD

                                                                                                                                      Voted
 1. That the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31       538499860  99.91%  498554         0.09%   538998414   75.38%    3476278
 December 2021 be received.
 2. That the Directors' Remuneration Report be approved.                        491189710  91.73%  44291555       8.27%   535481265   74.89%    6993427
 3. That the Directors' Remuneration Policy be approved.                        493637970  91.57%  45472574       8.43%   539110544   75.39%    3364148
 4. That the final dividend of 101.6p per ordinary share be declared.           533933974  98.80%  6505550        1.20%   540439524   75.58%    1282941
 5. That Andrew Bonfield be re-elected as a Director.                           532497582  98.41%  8612352        1.59%   541109934   75.67%    1364394
 6. That Olivier Bohuon be re-elected as a Director.                            539547572  99.71%  1562113        0.29%   541109685   75.67%    1364643
 7. That Jeff Carr be re-elected as a Director.                                 537483132  99.33%  3648387        0.67%   541131519   75.68%    1342811
 8. That Margherita Della Valle be re-elected as a Director.                    540472139  99.88%  639138         0.12%   541111277   75.67%    1363051
 9. That Nicandro Durante be re-elected as a Director.                          533168075  98.53%  7941085        1.47%   541109160   75.67%    1365168
 10. That Mary Harris be re-elected as a Director.                              532890037  98.48%  8219918        1.52%   541109955   75.67%    1364373
 11. That Mehmood Khan be re-elected as a Director.                             539342543  99.68%  1758104        0.32%   541100647   75.67%    1373677
 12. That Pam Kirby be re-elected as a Director.                                530627579  98.06%  10489425       1.94%   541117004   75.67%    1357324
 13. That Laxman Narasimhan be re-elected as a Director.                        539271427  99.66%  1863609        0.34%   541135036   75.68%    1339292
 14. That Chris Sinclair be re-elected as a Director.                           520652723  97.25%  14745876       2.75%   535398599   74.87%    7075729
 15. That Elane Stock be re-elected as a Director.                              539646749  99.73%  1465904        0.27%   541112653   75.67%    1361675
 16. That Alan Stewart be elected as a Director.                                535283896  99.71%  1550010        0.29%   536833906   75.07%    5640347
 17. That KPMG LLP be re-appointed as auditor of the Company.                   537710736  99.36%  3442136        0.64%   541152872   75.68%    1321820
 18. That the Board, acting through the Audit Committee, be authorised to       540743919  99.92%  426932         0.08%   541170851   75.68%    1302951
 determine the auditor's remuneration.
 19. That the Company be authorised to make political donations.                533285589  98.54%  7926034        1.46%   541211623   75.69%    1258431
 20. That the Directors' authority to allot shares be renewed.                  494869928  91.92%  43481510       8.08%   538351438   75.29%    4123253
 21. That the Directors' power to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of up  530037355  98.29%  9237403        1.71%   539274758   75.42%    3199883
 to 5% of issued share capital be renewed.
 22. That the Directors' power to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of up  525420705  97.43%  13850628       2.57%   539271333   75.42%    3203296
 to an additional 5% of issued share capital be authorised.
 23. That the Company's authority to purchase its own shares be renewed.        536471658  99.23%  4138039        0.77%   540609697   75.60%    1863045
 24. That the Directors be authorised to call a general meeting, other than an  470970881  87.48%  67403631       12.52%  538374512   75.29%    4100180
 AGM, on 14 clear days' notice.

 

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 (http://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 18 May 2022, the issued share capital of the
Company consisted of 736,535,179 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, 21,471,303
of which were held as treasury shares. Therefore, the total voting rights in
the Company as at that time were 715,063,876.

 

Committee Chair change

Following the conclusion of the 2022 AGM, the Company confirms that Alan
Stewart has been appointed to the position of Remuneration Committee Chair.
This disclosure is made in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.11(3).

 

For further Information:
Catheryn O'Rourke

Company Secretary

Tel. 01753 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
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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 more than 43,000 colleagues. We draw on our
collective energy to meet our ambitions of purpose-led brands, a healthier
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