RNS Number : 6548N
Rentokil Initial PLC
08 May 2024
 

RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC

 

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2024 ('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 8 May 2024 at 11:30am, each resolution as set out in the notice of meeting dated 27 March 2024 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

2,108,846,790

99.93

1,453,909

0.07

2,110,300,699

83.59%

9,383,920

2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

2,015,653,147

97.96

42,028,122

2.04

2,057,681,269

81.51%

62,003,350

3

To approve the 2024 Directors' Remuneration Policy

2,014,400,119

95.07

104,517,698

4.93

2,118,917,817

83.93%

761,093

4

To declare a final dividend

2,118,897,103

99.98

449,135

0.02

2,119,346,238

83.95%

338,381

5

To re-elect David Frear as a Director

2,085,993,477

98.43

33,310,863

1.57

2,119,304,340

83.95%

380,278

6

To re-elect Stuart Ingall-Tombs as a Director

2,083,425,929

98.31

35,885,896

1.69

2,119,311,825

83.95%

372,794

7

To re-elect Sally Johnson as a director

2,087,117,660

98.48

32,186,091

1.52

2,119,303,751

83.95%

380,867

8

To re-elect Sarosh Mistry as a director

2,085,880,251

98.42

33,432,247

1.58

2,119,312,498

83.95%

372,120

9

To re-elect John Pettigrew as a director

2,062,812,953

97.33

56,491,572

2.67

2,119,304,525

83.95%

380,093

10

To re-elect Andy Ransom as a director

2,103,034,143

99.23

16,277,220

0.77

2,119,311,363

83.95%

373,256

11

To re-elect Richard Solomons as a director

1,919,960,341

91.50

178,389,353

8.50

2,098,349,694

83.12%

21,334,923

12

To re-elect Cathy Turner as a director

2,052,695,058

98.47

31,961,970

1.53

2,084,657,028

82.58%

35,027,590

13

To re-elect Linda Yueh as a director

2,040,917,548

96.30

78,379,632

3.70

2,119,297,180

83.95%

387,437

14

To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor

2,111,681,582

99.64

7,571,570

0.36

2,119,253,152

83.95%

431,467

15

To authorise the directors to agree the auditors' remuneration

2,119,212,139

99.99

120,862

0.01

2,119,333,001

83.95%

351,618

16

To authorise the making of political donations

2,101,233,030

99.50

10,664,714

0.50

2,111,897,744

83.65%

7,786,875

17

To authorise the directors to allot shares

1,994,045,426

94.09

125,190,725

5.91

2,119,236,151

83.95%

448,468

18

To disapply statutory pre-emption rights

1,881,474,392

88.79

237,485,066

11.21

2,118,959,458

83.93%

724,161

19

To disapply statutory pre-emption rights for acquisitions and specified capital investments

1,803,941,939

85.39

308,611,249

14.61

2,112,553,188

83.68%

7,130,431

20

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

2,111,294,102

99.63

7,851,725

0.37

2,119,145,827

83.94%

538,792

21

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

1,997,849,853

94.27

121,461,879

5.73

2,119,311,732

83.95%

372,886

 

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 7 May 2024 was 2,524,539,885 ordinary shares of 1p each. Resolutions 18 to 21 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.

 

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:

 

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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