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Rentokil Initial PLC
14 May 2015
RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC (RTO)
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015 ('AGM')
At the AGM of Rentokil Initial plc duly convened and held in the Ascot Suite at the Hilton Hotel Gatwick Airport, South Terminal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH6 OLL on Wednesday 13 May 2015, each resolution as set out in the notice of meeting dated 2 April 2015 were 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
For
(No. of votes)*
%
Against
(No. of votes)
%
Total votes
cast
(No. of votes)
Withheld
(No. of votes)**
1
To receive the directors' report and accounts
1,541,556,899
99.942%
894,364
0.058%
1,542,451,263
586,730
2
To approve the Directors' Remuneration report
1,403,119,803
97.203%
40,378,379
2.797%
1,443,498,182
99,539,811
3
To declare a final dividend
1,543,020,742
100.000%
4,238
0.000%
1,543,024,980
13,013
4
To re-elect John McAdam as a director
1,514,862,639
98.232%
27,267,469
1.768%
1,542,130,108
907,885
5
To re-elect Peter Bamford as a director
1,518,879,334
99.804%
2,975,553
0.196%
1,521,854,887
21,183,106
6
To re-elect Richard Burrows as a director
1,540,063,426
99.810%
2,936,790
0.190%
1,543,000,216
37,777
7
To re-elect Alan Giles as a director
1,532,789,077
99.338%
10,211,610
0.662%
1,543,000,687
37,306
8
To re-elect Andy Ransom as a director
1,540,916,546
99.865%
2,084,085
0.135%
1,543,000,631
37,362
9
To re-elect Angela Seymour-Jackson as a director
1,540,993,923
99.871%
1,996,390
0.129%
1,542,990,313
47,680
10
To re-elect Jeremy Townsend as a director
1,541,025,693
99.872%
1,976,485
0.128%
1,543,002,178
35,815
11
To re-appoint Julie Southern as a director
1,540,923,683
99.872%
1,973,452
0.128%
1,542,897,135
140,858
12
To appoint KPMG LLP as auditors
1,519,580,380
99.852%
2,249,950
0.148%
1,521,830,330
21,207,663
13
To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration
1,537,898,459
99.671%
5,081,107
0.329%
1,542,979,566
58,427
14
To authorise the calling of a general meeting (other than an AGM) on 14 days' clear notice
1,491,842,691
96.685%
51,155,642
3.315%
1,542,998,333
39,660
15
To authorise the directors to allot shares
1,526,300,097
98.924%
16,607,433
1.076%
1,542,907,530
130,463
16
To disapply statutory pre-emption rights
1,524,297,795
99.971%
437,692
0.029%
1,524,735,487
18,302,506
17
To authorise the Board to make market purchases of the Company's own shares
1,542,025,505
99.938%
955,858
0.062%
1,542,981,363
56,630
18
To authorise the making of political donations
1,382,609,017
92.005%
120,147,105
7.995%
1,502,756,122
40,281,871
*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 13 May 2015 was 1,822,832,965 ordinary shares of 1p each. Resolutions 14, 16 and 17 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.
Also, in accordance with UK Listing Authority rule 9.6.2 a copy of the document setting out the special resolutions passed will be submitted to and available for inspection shortly at the National Storage Mechanism located at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
Enquiries: 
Alexandra Laan
Assistant Company Secretary
Tel:+44 (0)1276 607444
14 May 2015

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