3rd May 2012 14:42
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
3 May 2012
RESULT OF VOTING AT THE 2012 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 2011 report 549,479,768 100.00 5,144 0.00 1,123,844and financial statements. 2. To approve the Directors' 462,786,464 84.32 86,089,952 15.68 1,729,764remuneration report. 3. To declare a final 550,459,444 100.00 3,831 0.00 145,411dividend. 4. To re-elect Adrian 528,293,115 96.00 22,036,837 4.00 279,119Bellamy. 5. To re-elect Peter Harf. 503,184,301 91.92 44,239,717 8.08 3,184,886 6. To re-elect Richard 529,249,896 96.15 21,198,635 3.85 160,540Cousins. 7. To re-elect Liz Doherty. 545,810,815 99.16 4,627,366 0.84 170,889 8. To re-elect Ken Hydon. 545,649,295 99.13 4,798,844 0.87 160,932 9. To re-elect Andre Lacroix. 546,887,991 99.36 3,550,289 0.64 169,791 10. To re-elect Graham 529,375,823 96.17 21,072,062 3.83 161,185Mackay. 11. To re-elect Judy 517,392,310 94.95 27,511,979 5.05 5,704,582Sprieser. 12. To re-elect Warren 548,634,761 99.67 1,809,768 0.33 164,242Tucker. 13. To elect Rakesh Kapoor. 536,349,777 97.44 14,094,445 2.56 161,381 14. To re-appoint 535,947,350 97.74 12,420,325 2.26 2,241,394PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors. 15. To authorise the 539,531,845 98.02 10,907,987 1.98 158,866Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration. 16. To authorise the Company 534,545,858 97.17 15,568,817 2.83 517,541to make political donations. 17. To renew the Directors' 516,342,756 94.18 31,916,516 5.82 2,347,042authority to allot shares. 18. To renew the Directors' 547,852,870 99.88 671,029 0.12 2,081,263power to disapply pre-emption rights. (Special Resolution) 19. To renew the Company's 546,160,835 99.60 2,200,771 0.40 2,245,219authority to purchase its own shares. (Special Resolution) 20. To amend the annual limit 546,695,200 99.37 3,479,022 0.63 432,284of Directors' fees. 21. To approve the calling of 496,046,685 90.12 54,383,712 9.88 178,672General Meetings on 14 clear days' notice. (Special Resolution)
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