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Rentokil Initial plc announced that all 23 resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 7 May 2026 were passed on a poll. Shareholders approved the audited financial statements (85.92% of ISC voted), the Directors' Remuneration Report (92.27% votes for), and elected Mike Duffy as a Director (99.07% votes for), among other resolutions. The number of ordinary shares in issue on 6 May 2026 was 2,526,039,885.
| Date | 7 May 2026 |
| Time | 16:40:00 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 4872D |
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.
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RESOLUTION |
VOTES FOR1 |
% |
VOTES AGAINST |
% |
TOTAL VOTES |
% of ISC VOTED |
VOTES WITHHELD2 |
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1 |
To receive the audited financial statements and the directors' and auditors' report thereon |
2,158,322,403 |
99.45 |
12,027,086 |
0.55 |
2,170,349,489 |
85.92% |
3,446,520 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 capital investments |
1,877,208,232 |
86.36 |
296,404,442 |
13.64 |
2,173,612,674 |
86.05% |
216,635 |
|
22 |
To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's own shares |
2,162,771,112 |
99.55 |
9,877,090 |
0.45 |
2,172,648,202 |
86.01% |
1,181,107 |
|
23 |
To authorise the calling of a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) on 14 days' clear notice |
2,022,732,708 |
93.06 |
150,944,414 |
6.94 |
2,173,677,122 |
86.05% |
152,187 |
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.
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:
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Group General Counsel and Company Secretary: |
Rachel Canham |
Rentokil Initial plc |
+44 (0)1293 858000 |
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Media: |
Malcolm Padley |
Rentokil Initial plc |
+44 (0)1293 858000 |