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Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements May 8, 2025

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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements

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RNS Number : 9543H

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

08 May 2025

RESULT OF VOTING AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

HELD ON 8 MAY 2025

The resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (the "Company") were passed by the requisite majority by poll. The results are set out below:

STATEMENT OF POLL

RESOLUTION VOTES FOR % VOTES AGAINST % VOTES CAST % of ISC

Voted
VOTES WITHHELD
1.  To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 529,607,011 100.00% 6,665 0.00% 529,613,676 77.76% 3,224,790
2.  To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 511,554,831 96.08% 20,866,112 3.92% 532,420,943 78.18% 417,521
3.  To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy for the year ended 31 December 2024 500,172,163 94.12% 31,239,828 5.88% 531,411,991 78.03% 1,426,472
4.  To declare a final dividend of 121.7 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2024 531,782,110 99.87% 672,730 0.13% 532,454,840 78.18% 383,626
5.  To re-elect Andrew Bonfield as a Director 515,712,789 98.31% 8,855,201 1.69% 524,567,990 77.02% 8,270,474
6.  To re-elect Margherita Della Valle as a Director 523,916,205 98.40% 8,500,190 1.60% 532,416,395 78.18% 422,069
7.  To re-elect Mehmood Khan as a Director 531,946,597 99.92% 433,627 0.08% 532,380,224 78.17% 458,242
8.  To re-elect Elane Stock as a Director 531,948,690 99.91% 466,356 0.09% 532,415,046 78.18% 422,920
9.  To re-elect Sir Jeremy Darroch as a Director 511,508,005 97.51% 13,065,981 2.49% 524,573,986 77.02% 8,264,478
10.       To re-elect Tamara Ingram OBE as a Director 519,932,051 97.66% 12,458,647 2.34% 532,390,698 78.17% 447,768
11.       To re-elect Kris Licht as a Director 532,129,370 99.94% 296,058 0.06% 532,425,428 78.18% 412,538
12.       To re-elect Shannon Eisenhardt as a Director 530,046,888 99.55% 2,376,734 0.45% 532,423,622 78.18% 414,844
13.       To re-elect Marybeth Hays as a Director 531,980,886 99.92% 414,831 0.08% 532,395,717 78.17% 442,749
14.       To elect Fiona Dawson, CBE as a Director 531,982,109 99.92% 434,015 0.08% 532,416,124 78.18% 422,342
15.       To elect Stefan Oschmann as a Director 531,747,008 99.88% 663,581 0.12% 532,410,589 78.17% 427,877
16.       To elect Mahesh Madhavan as a Director 531,296,357 99.79% 1,115,502 0.21% 532,411,859 78.17% 426,606
17.       To reappoint KPMG LLP as Auditor of the Company 530,171,543 99.88% 632,791 0.12% 530,804,334 77.94% 2,034,133
18.       To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration 532,290,838 99.99% 59,530 0.01% 532,350,368 78.17% 488,098
19.       To authorise the Company to make political donations 516,044,361 98.77% 6,417,555 1.23% 522,461,916 76.71% 10,375,875
20.       To approve the Reckitt Benckiser Group plc 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") 515,201,402 96.77% 17,222,895 3.23% 532,424,297 78.18% 414,167
21.       To approve the Reckitt Benckiser Group plc Sharesave Plan 2025 (the "Sharesave") 527,665,055 99.15% 4,530,370 0.85% 532,195,425 78.14% 643,041
22.       To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares 472,683,221 88.79% 59,675,276 11.21% 532,358,497 78.17% 479,357
23.       To renew the Directors' power to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of up to 5% of issued share capital 527,825,063 99.36% 3,395,371 0.64% 531,220,434 78.00% 1,618,031
24.       To authorise the Directors' power to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of an additional 5% of issued share capital 524,964,429 98.80% 6,366,981 1.20% 531,331,410 78.02% 1,507,055
25.       To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own shares 530,343,905 99.76% 1,279,541 0.24% 531,623,446 78.06% 1,215,019
26.       To authorise the Directors to call a general meeting of the Company, other than an AGM, on not less than 14 clear days' notice 502,325,334 94.34% 30,116,715 5.66% 532,442,049 78.18% 396,416

Resolutions 23 to 26 are special resolutions.

A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes for or against a resolution.

A copy of the above results will shortly be available on the Company's website at  www.reckitt.com .

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2 a copy of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and in due course will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

As at the close of business on 6 May 2025, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 736,535,179 ordinary shares of 10 pence each, 55,482,793 of which were held as treasury shares. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at that time were 681,052,386.

Retirement of Director

The Company confirms that, in line with previous notification Mary Harris has retired from the Board of the Company with effect from the close of the AGM. Her role as Chair of the Remuneration Committee is taken over by Fiona Dawson.

The Company confirms that there is no further information to be disclosed under the requirements of the UK Listing Rule 6.4.6.R in relation to the resignation of Mary Harris.

For further Information:

Catheryn O'Rourke

Company Secretary

Tel. 01753 217 800

103-105 Bath Road, Slough SL1 3UH

Registered in England and Wales, No. 6270876

About Reckitt:

Reckitt* exists to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We believe that access to the highest-quality hygiene, wellness and nourishment is a right, not a privilege.

Reckitt is the company behind some of the world's most recognisable and trusted consumer brands in hygiene, health and nutrition, including Air Wick, Calgon, Cillit Bang, Dettol, Durex, Enfamil, Finish, Gaviscon, Harpic, Lysol, Mortein, Mucinex, Nurofen, Nutramigen, Strepsils, Vanish, Veet, Woolite and more.

Every day, more than 30 million Reckitt products are bought globally. We always put consumers and people first, seek out new opportunities, strive for excellence in all that we do and build shared success with all our partners. We aim to do the right thing, always.

We are a diverse global team of c. 40,000 colleagues. We draw on our collective energy to meet our ambitions of purpose-led brands, a healthier planet and a fairer society.  Find out more, or get in touch with us at www.reckitt.com

* Reckitt is the trading name of the Reckitt Benckiser group of companies

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc's LEI code is 5493003JFSMOJG48V108

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