REG - Rentokil Initial PLC - Result of AGM

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RNS Number : 4872D  Rentokil Initial PLC  07 May 2026

RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC

 

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2026 ('AGM')

 

At the AGM of Rentokil Initial plc duly convened and held at, and broadcast
from, the Company's offices at Compass House, Manor Royal, Crawley, West
Sussex, RH10 9PY on 7 May 2026 at 2.00pm, each resolution as set out in the
notice of meeting dated 25 March 2026 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 (http://www.rentokil-initial.com/investors)
.

 

 RESOLUTION                                                                            VOTES FOR(1)   %      VOTES AGAINST  %      TOTAL VOTES    % of ISC VOTED  VOTES WITHHELD(2)
 1       To receive the audited financial statements and the directors' and auditors'  2,158,322,403  99.45  12,027,086     0.55   2,170,349,489  85.92%          3,446,520
         report thereon
 2       To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report                                 2,005,451,583  92.27  167,995,525    7.73   2,173,447,108  86.04%          382,201
 3       To declare a final dividend                                                   2,165,477,509  99.62  8,254,254      0.38   2,173,731,763  86.05%          97,546
 4       To re-elect Richard Solomons as a Director                                    1,859,816,024  88.65  238,148,486    11.35  2,097,964,510  83.05%          75,864,799
 5       To elect Mike Duffy as a Director                                             2,153,390,646  99.07  20,291,048     0.93   2,173,681,694  86.05%          147,615
 6       To re-elect Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson as a Director                             2,143,431,378  98.61  30,253,720     1.39   2,173,685,098  86.05%          144,211
 7       To re-elect Brian Baldwin as a Director                                       2,104,440,618  96.89  67,645,226     3.11   2,172,085,844  85.99%          1,743,465
 8       To re-elect David Frear as a Director                                         2,105,881,801  96.95  66,207,813     3.05   2,172,089,614  85.99%          1,739,695
 9       To re-elect Sally Johnson as a Director                                       2,110,856,479  97.11  62,826,243     2.89   2,173,682,722  86.05%          146,587
 10      To elect Sam Mitchell as a Director                                           2,156,022,250  99.26  16,060,338     0.74   2,172,082,588  85.99%          1,746,721
 11      To re-elect John Pettigrew as a Director                                      2,109,848,179  97.13  62,238,644     2.87   2,172,086,823  85.99%          1,742,486
 12      To elect Leanne Sheraton as a Director                                        2,157,211,090  99.24  16,461,603     0.76   2,173,672,693  86.05%          156,616
 13      To re-elect Cathy Turner as a Director                                        2,100,121,219  96.62  73,562,050     3.38   2,173,683,269  86.05%          146,040
 14      To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor                           2,165,006,821  99.60  8,671,328      0.40   2,173,678,149  86.05%          151,160
 15      To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration                2,164,985,364  99.61  8,566,009      0.39   2,173,551,373  86.05%          277,936
 16      To authorise the making of political donations                                2,140,270,134  98.94  22,848,451     1.06   2,163,118,585  85.63%          10,710,724
 17      To approve the Rentokil Initial plc Share Plan                                2,084,969,110  96.06  85,626,996     3.94   2,170,596,106  85.93%          3,233,203
 18      To approve the Rentokil Initial plc Executive Director Buyout Plan            2,127,241,297  97.88  46,145,689     2.12   2,173,386,986  86.04%          442,323
 19      To authorise the directors to allot shares                                    2,041,768,413  93.93  131,896,601    6.07   2,173,665,014  86.05%          164,295
 20      To disapply statutory pre-emption rights                                      1,994,095,629  91.74  179,430,481    8.26   2,173,526,110  86.04%          303,199
 21      To disapply statutory pre-emption rights for acquisitions and specified       1,877,208,232  86.36  296,404,442    13.64  2,173,612,674  86.05%          216,635
         capital investments
 22      To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's own      2,162,771,112  99.55  9,877,090      0.45   2,172,648,202  86.01%          1,181,107
         shares
 23      To authorise the calling of a general meeting (other than an annual general   2,022,732,708  93.06  150,944,414    6.94   2,173,677,122  86.05%          152,187
         meeting) on 14 days' clear notice

 

1. Votes For include those votes giving the Chair 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 6 May 2026 was
2,526,039,885 ordinary shares of 1p each. Resolutions 20 to 23 were proposed
as special resolutions. A copy of the resolutions can be found in the Notice
of Meeting available at www.rentokil-initial.com/agm
(https://www.rentokil-initial.com/investors/shareholder-centre/agm-page.aspx)
.

 

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
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 

 

Enquiries:

 

 Group General Counsel and Company Secretary:

                                               Rachel Canham   Rentokil Initial plc    +44 (0)1293 858000

 Media:                                        Malcolm Padley  Rentokil Initial plc    +44 (0)1293 858000

 

 

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