Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement • Mar 14, 2012
Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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You may submit your proxy electronically using The Share Portal service at www.capitashareportal.com. Once registered, you will be able to vote immediately. If not already registered for The Share Portal, you will need your Investor Code shown below.
To be held at the Hilton, (Ascot Suite), Gatwick Airport, South Terminal, Crawley, West Sussex RH6 0LL at 12 noon on Tuesday 1 May 2012.
If you wish to attend this meeting in your capacity as a holder of ordinary shares, please sign this card and on arrival hand it to the company's registrars. This will facilitate entry to the meeting.
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Please mark ' ' to indicate how you wish to vote
You may submit your proxy electronically at www.capitashareportal.com Date
I /We being a member(s) of the company hereby appoint the Chairman of the meeting or (see note 1)
as my/our proxy to vote on my/our behalf at the Annual General Meeting of the company to be held at 12 noon on Tuesday 1 May 2012 and at any adjournment thereof. I have indicated with a ' ' how I/we wish my/our votes to be cast on the following resolutions and I/we direct that any proxy will vote (or abstain from voting) as he thinks fit for me/us and on my/our behalf on any other matter which may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Please tick here if this proxy is one of multiple appointments being made. For the appointment of multiple proxies refer to note 2.
Investor Code:
Event Code: R807A20216
Bar Code:
Signature
For Against
To assist with arrangements, if you intend attending the meeting in person please place a ' '
PXS 34 Beckenham Road Beckenham Kent BR3 4TU
Business Reply Licence Number RSBH-UXKS-LRBC
Rentokil Initial plc Annual General Meeting 12 noon on Tuesday 1 May 2012 www.hilton.co.uk/gatwick
This letter is your notification that Rentokil Initial plc ("the company") has posted its 2011 annual report and the 2012 AGM notice on the company's website at www.rentokil-initial.com/investors
This year our AGM will be held in the Ascot Suite at the Hilton, Gatwick Airport, South Terminal, Crawley, West Sussex RH6 0LL on Tuesday 1 May 2012 at 12 noon. A location map for this new venue is provided on page 11 of the notice of meeting and on the form of proxy. An attendance card is also attached which you should bring with you if you attend the meeting.
Biographical details of the directors seeking re-election or re-appointment are set out in the notes on the resolutions which follow the notice of meeting.
The board believes that all of the proposed resolutions set out in the following notice of meeting are in the best interests of the company and the shareholders as a whole and recommends you to vote in favour of the resolutions to be put to the meeting, as all members of the board intend to do in respect of their own beneficial shareholdings.
I hope that you will be able to attend the AGM and raise any questions you may have on the matters to be considered at the meeting. If you would like to vote on the resolutions but cannot come to the meeting, please complete the proxy form sent with this notice and return it to our registrars by no later than 12 noon on Friday 27 April 2012. Information about how to appoint a proxy electronically is given in note 4(b) of the notice of meeting.
The company will conduct votes on all resolutions by way of a poll of all shareholders. This reflects best practice and will ensure that shareholders who are not able to attend the meeting, but who have appointed proxies, have their votes fully taken into account. The poll results will be announced on the business day following the AGM.
If you have consented to receive the company's annual report via our website, I would like to thank you. This minimises the use of resources and contributes to additional cost savings for the company.
Yours faithfully
John McAdam Chairman 14 March 2012
Rentokil Initial plc 2 City Place Beehive Ring Road Gatwick Airport West Sussex RH6 0HA
Registered office: as above Registered in England & Wales No: 5393279 Tel: +44(0) 1293 858 000 Fax: +44(0) 1293 858 300 www.rentokil-initial.com
The Hilton, (Ascot Suite), Gatwick Airport, South Terminal, Crawley, West Sussex, RH6 0LL
By Car: From the M25, proceed towards the M23 southbound towards Gatwick Airport and Brighton. Exit the M23 at junction 9. Follow signs to Gatwick Airport South Terminal. When arriving at Gatwick Airport South Terminal follow signs for the Hilton hotel.
Parking: There is a small Euro car park located next door to the hotel (first turning left after Hilton drop off point). Alternatively there is short term parking in the multi-storey car parks situated at the Gatwick South Terminal.
By Rail: Gatwick Airport Train station is located in the South Terminal building. Follow signs towards Taxi/Car Rental/Hotels. After the travelator, continue right under the covered walkway towards the car park and follow the Hilton hotel signs. It is a 5 minute walk from the terminal building.
By Air: From South Terminal International arrivals head toward the Travelex desk and take the route on the right hand side marked Taxi/Car Rental/Hotels. After the travelator, continue right under the covered walkway towards the car park and follow the Hilton hotel signs. It is a 5 minute walk from the terminal building.
If arriving at the North Terminal take the free transit to the South Terminal and follow the directions above.
1. In November 2007 and April 2010, the company wrote to shareholders concerning the distribution of certain shareholder communications including annual reports and notices of general meetings in electronic form. You are deemed to have elected to receive communications in electronic form.
2. If you wish to receive a paper copy of the annual report, or if you wish to revoke your consent to receive certain shareholder communications electronically, then please contact Capita Registrars at The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 4TU (Tel: 0871 664 0300 – calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras – or from overseas on +44 20 8639 3399). Lines are open 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday.
3. Whether or not you are able to attend the AGM, please send us your vote by completing and submitting the form of proxy or by completing it online via Capita Registrars' website, www.capitashareportal.com. You will need your Investor Code to register and once you have done so you will be able to vote immediately. Proxy forms must be received at least 48 hours before the time of the meeting. Voting by proxy prior to the meeting does not affect your
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