5th May 2011 15:39
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
5 May 2011
RESULT OF VOTING AT THE 2011 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC
The Annual General Meeting of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc was held earlier today. All resolutions were passed by poll. The results are set out below.
STATEMENT OF POLL RESOLUTION FOR % AGAINST % VOTES WITHHELD 1. To receive the 2010 report 533,817,522 99.51 2,619,154 0.49 789,310and financial statements. 2. To approve the Directors' 355,243,561 81.63 79,954,841 18.37 100,122,862remuneration report. 3. To declare a final 537,198,584 100.00 2,791 0.00 23,399dividend. 4. To re-elect Adrian 496,017,146 92.39 40,843,356 7.61 416,914Bellamy. 5. To re-elect Peter Harf. 379,873,678 90.41 40,289,229 9.59 115,445,703 6. To re-elect Bart Becht. 510,658,388 95.06 26,524,470 4.94 43,206 7. To re-elect Graham Mackay. 504,182,647 93.86 33,001,697 6.14 42,381 8. To elect Liz Doherty. 530,291,028 98.72 6,875,355 1.28 55,768 9. To re-appoint 527,753,692 99.01 5,251,184 0.99 4,220,876PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors. 10. To authorise the 535,545,296 99.70 1,627,053 0.30 50,820Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration. 11. To renew the Directors' 474,078,552 89.40 56,222,637 10.60 6,921,501authority to allot shares. 12. To renew the Directors' 535,352,765 99.67 1,789,944 0.33 59,740power to disapply pre-emption rights. (Special Resolution) 13. To renew the Company's 530,806,725 99.57 2,286,067 0.43 4,133,473authority to purchase its own shares. (Special Resolution) 14. To approve the calling of 490,715,157 91.35 46,440,572 8.65 70,596General Meetings on 14 clear days' notice. (Special Resolution). 15. To approve changes to the 531,871,394 99.37 3,347,779 0.63 2,004,633rules of the Company's Share Plans.
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