AGM Information • May 8, 2025
AGM Information
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In accordance with UKLR 6.4.2, the Company confirms that the resolutions listed below relating to special business were passed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at the London Heathrow Marriott Hotel, Bath Road, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 5AN on Thursday 8 May 2025 at 2pm. Resolutions 19, 20, 21 and 22 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 23, 24, 25 and 26 were passed as special resolutions. The full text of each of the resolutions is below:
19. In accordance with sections 366 and 367 of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act), to authorise, the Company and any companies that are, at any time during the period for which this resolution has effect, subsidiaries of the Company to:
a) make political donations to political parties and/or independent election candidates, not exceeding £100,000 in total;
b) make political donations to political organisations other than political parties, not exceeding £100,000 in total; and
c) incur political expenditure not exceeding £100,000 in total,
during the period from the date of this resolution until the conclusion of next year's AGM (or, if earlier, until the close of business on 30 June 2026), provided that the total aggregate amount of all such donations and expenditure incurred by the Company and its UK subsidiaries in such period shall not exceed £100,000.
For the purpose of this resolution, the terms 'political donations', 'political parties', 'independent election candidates', 'political organisations' and 'political expenditure' have the meanings set out in section 363 to section 365 of the Act.
20. a) That the Reckitt Benckiser Group plc 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"), summarised in Appendix 1 to this Notice and the rules of which are produced to this meeting and for the purposes of identification initialled by the Chair, be approved and the Board be authorised to do all such acts and things necessary or desirable to establish the LTIP; and
b) That the Board be authorised to adopt further plans based on the LTIP but modified to take account of local tax, exchange control or securities laws in overseas territories, provided that any cash or shares made available under such further plans are treated as counting against any limits on individual or overall participation in the LTIP.
21. a) That the Reckitt Benckiser Group plc Sharesave Plan 2025 (the "Sharesave"), summarised in Appendix 2 to this Notice and the rules of which are produced to this meeting and for the purposes of identification initialled by the Chair, be approved and the Board be authorised to do all such acts and things necessary or desirable to establish the Sharesave; and
b) That the Board be authorised to adopt further plans based on the Sharesave but modified to take account of local tax, exchange control or securities laws in overseas territories, provided that any cash or shares made available under such further plans are treated as counting against any limits on individual or overall participation in the Sharesave.
and so that the Directors may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which it may consider necessary or appropriate to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter. This authority will expire at the conclusion of the Company's AGM to be held in 2026 or, the close of business on 30 June 2026, whichever is the earlier, provided that the Directors shall be entitled to make such offers and enter into agreements that would, or might, require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares to be granted after the expiry of the authority, and the Company may allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.
such authority to expire at the end of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company, or, if earlier, at the close of business on 30 June 2026, but in each case, prior to its expiry the Company may make offers, and enter into agreements, which would, or might require equity securities to be allotted (and treasury shares to be sold) after the authority expires and the Board may allot equity securities (and sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.
24. THAT, subject to the passing of Resolution 22, the Directors be authorised, in addition to any authority granted under Resolution 23, to allot equity securities (as defined in the Act) for cash under the authority given by that Resolution and/or to sell ordinary shares held by the Company as treasury shares for cash as if section 561 of the Act did not apply to any such allotment or sale, such authority to be:
such authority to expire at the end of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company or, if earlier, on 30 June 2026, but in each case, prior to its expiry the Company may make offers, and enter into agreements, which would, or might require equity securities to be allotted (and treasury shares to be sold) after the authority expires and the Board may allot equity securities (and sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.
…………………………………………. CATHERYN O'ROURKE COMPANY SECRETARY
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