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21/04/2016 14:25

RNS Number : 9616V
RELX PLC
21 April 2016
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF RELX PLC
Results of Annual General Meeting 2016
The Annual General Meeting of RELX PLC was held on Thursday 21 April 2016.
The table below shows the results of the poll on all 19 resolutions. Each shareholder present in person, or by proxy, was entitled to one vote per share held. 
Resolution
For
% votes cast For
Against
% 
votes cast Against
Total votes cast (excluding votes withheld)
% of issued capital voted (excluding Treasury shares)
Withheld
1. 
Receive the 2015 Annual Report
890,248,286
98.54
13,173,253
1.46
903,421,539
81.92%
92,937
2. 
Approve Remuneration Report
741,001,137
85.66
124,094,898
14.34
865,096,035
78.45%
38,282,891
3. 
Declaration of 2015 final dividend
903,411,348
100.00
15,336
0.00
903,426,684
81.92%
87,282
4. 
Appointment of auditors
902,937,073
99.97
242,945
0.03
903,180,018
81.90%
333,441
5. 
Auditors' remuneration
902,964,620
99.95
447,305
0.05
903,411,925
81.92%
102,002
6. 
Elect Marike van Lier Lels as a Director
902,784,747
99.93
615,608
0.07
903,400,355
81.92%
114,220
7. 
Elect Carol Mills as a Director
902,817,998
99.94
572,913
0.06
903,390,911
81.92%
123,665
8. 
Elect Robert MacLeod as a Director
896,333,920
99.22
7,056,578
0.78
903,390,498
81.92%
124,077
9. 
Re-elect Erik Engstrom as a Director
902,965,721
99.96
377,134
0.04
903,342,855
81.91%
171,072
10. 
Re-elect Anthony Habgood as a Director
898,442,851
99.45
4,954,419
0.55
903,397,270
81.92%
110,398
11. 
Re-elect Wolfhart Hauser as a Director
895,945,907
99.17
7,454,504
0.83
903,400,411
81.92%
109,405
12. 
Re-elect Adrian Hennah as a Director
888,267,268
99.49
4,512,167
0.51
892,779,435
80.96%
10,734,492
13. 
Re-elect Nick Luff as a Director
901,064,267
99.74
2,339,141
0.26
903,403,408
81.92%
110,518
14. 
Re-elect Linda Sanford as a Director
902,825,302
99.94
577,291
0.06
903,402,593
81.92%
111,333
15. 
Re-elect Ben van der Veer as a Director
899,586,088
99.58
3,816,093
0.42
903,402,181
81.92%
111,596
16. 
Authority to allot shares
878,624,461
97.39
23,516,566
2.61
902,141,027
81.80%
1,368,899
17. 
Disapplication of pre-emption rights
829,731,765
95.48
39,287,827
4.52
869,019,592
78.80%
34,494,983
18. 
Authority to purchase own shares
890,292,372
98.58
12,816,211
1.42
903,108,583
81.89%
405,343
19. 
Notice period for general meetings
813,854,946
90.57
84,701,883
9.43
898,556,829
81.48%
4,956,280
NOTES:
1. The 'For' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.
2. Votes 'Withheld' are not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
3. Resolutions 17 to 19 are Special Resolutions.
4. At the close of business on Tuesday 19 April 2016 the total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares, was 1,102,815,269
5. The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual of General Meeting, which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do and on the Company's website at www.relx.com.
6. As per Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism for inspection at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

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