For Immediate Release

Berendsen plc - Result of AGM

At the Company's Annual General Meeting held today at The Athenaeum Hotel, 116 Piccadilly, Mayfair W1J 7BJ, all the resolutions were duly passed.  A detailed summary of the proxy figures will shortly be made available on the Company's website, www.berendsen.com

In accordance with rule 9.6 of the Listing Rules copies of the resolutions passed by the company, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism.

For further information, please contact:

David Lawler

Company Secretary

Berendsen plc

Tel: 020 7259 6663