REG - Rentokil Initial PLC - Result of AGM
RNS Number : 8264MRentokil Initial PLC13 May 2020RESULTS 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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