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Rentokil Initial PLC

14 May 2015

RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC (RTO)

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015 ('AGM')

At the AGM of Rentokil Initial plc duly convened and held in the Ascot Suite at the Hilton Hotel Gatwick Airport, South Terminal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH6 OLL on Wednesday 13 May 2015, each resolution as set out in the notice of meeting dated 2 April 2015 were 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                                      For          %       Against        %       Total votes     Withheld 
                                     (No. of votes)*                  (No. of                       cast      (No. of 
                                                                       votes)             (No. of votes)     votes)** 
---------------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
      To receive the 
       directors' report 
 1     and accounts                    1,541,556,899    99.942%       894,364   0.058%     1,542,451,263      586,730 
---  ----------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
      To approve the 
       Directors' Remuneration 
 2     report                          1,403,119,803    97.203%    40,378,379   2.797%     1,443,498,182   99,539,811 
---  ----------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
      To declare a final 
 3     dividend                        1,543,020,742   100.000%         4,238   0.000%     1,543,024,980       13,013 
---  ----------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
      To re-elect John 
 4     McAdam as a director            1,514,862,639    98.232%    27,267,469   1.768%     1,542,130,108      907,885 
---  ----------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
      To re-elect Peter 
 5     Bamford as a director           1,518,879,334    99.804%     2,975,553   0.196%     1,521,854,887   21,183,106 
---  ----------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
      To re-elect Richard 
 6     Burrows as a director           1,540,063,426    99.810%     2,936,790   0.190%     1,543,000,216       37,777 
---  ----------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
      To re-elect Alan 
 7     Giles as a director             1,532,789,077    99.338%    10,211,610   0.662%     1,543,000,687       37,306 
---  ----------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
      To re-elect Andy 
 8     Ransom as a director            1,540,916,546    99.865%     2,084,085   0.135%     1,543,000,631       37,362 
---  ----------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
      To re-elect Angela 
       Seymour-Jackson 
 9     as a director                   1,540,993,923    99.871%     1,996,390   0.129%     1,542,990,313       47,680 
---  ----------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
      To re-elect Jeremy 
 10    Townsend as a director          1,541,025,693    99.872%     1,976,485   0.128%     1,543,002,178       35,815 
---  ----------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
      To re-appoint Julie 
 11    Southern as a director          1,540,923,683    99.872%     1,973,452   0.128%     1,542,897,135      140,858 
---  ----------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
      To appoint KPMG 
 12    LLP as auditors                 1,519,580,380    99.852%     2,249,950   0.148%     1,521,830,330   21,207,663 
---  ----------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
      To authorise the 
       directors to agree 
 13    the auditors' remuneration      1,537,898,459    99.671%     5,081,107   0.329%     1,542,979,566       58,427 
---  ----------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
      To authorise the 
       calling of a general 
       meeting (other 
       than an AGM) on 
       14 days' clear 
 14    notice                          1,491,842,691    96.685%    51,155,642   3.315%     1,542,998,333       39,660 
---  ----------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
      To authorise the 
       directors to allot 
 15    shares                          1,526,300,097    98.924%    16,607,433   1.076%     1,542,907,530      130,463 
---  ----------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
      To disapply statutory 
 16    pre-emption rights              1,524,297,795    99.971%       437,692   0.029%     1,524,735,487   18,302,506 
---  ----------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
      To authorise the 
       Board to make market 
       purchases of the 
 17    Company's own shares            1,542,025,505    99.938%       955,858   0.062%     1,542,981,363       56,630 
---  ----------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
      To authorise the 
       making of political 
 18    donations                       1,382,609,017    92.005%   120,147,105   7.995%     1,502,756,122   40,281,871 
---  ----------------------------  -----------------  ---------  ------------  -------  ----------------  ----------- 
 

*Votes "For" include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

**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 13 May 2015 was 1,822,832,965 ordinary shares of 1p each. Resolutions 14, 16 and 17 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.

Also, in accordance with UK Listing Authority rule 9.6.2 a copy of the document setting out the special resolutions passed will be submitted to and available for inspection shortly at the National Storage Mechanism located at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

Enquiries:

Alexandra Laan

Assistant Company Secretary

Tel:+44 (0)1276 607444

14 May 2015

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