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20/04/2017 14:35

RNS Number : 8970C
RELX PLC
20 April 2017
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF RELX PLC
Results of Annual General Meeting 2017
The Annual General Meeting of RELX PLC was held on Thursday 20 April 2017.
The table below shows the results of the poll on all 22 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 2016 Annual Report
830,547,636
98.84
9,761,612
1.16
840,309,248
78.11
17,256,319
2. 
Approve Remuneration Policy Report
788,804,530
94.95
41,992,841
5.05
830,797,371
77.23
26,762,399
3. 
Approve amendments to Long-term Incentive Plan
787,817,896
94.61
44,903,327
5.39
832,721,223
77.41
24,841,362
4. 
Approve Annual Remuneration Report
772,674,562
92.88
59,274,998
7.12
831,949,560
77.33
25,619,005
5. 
Declaration of 2016 final dividend
855,582,171
100.00
10,042
0.00
855,592,213
79.53
1,976,354
6. 
Re-appointment of auditors
854,758,131
99.68
2,734,127
0.32
857,492,258
79.71
73,339
7. 
Auditors' remuneration
855,405,372
99.76
2,074,762
0.24
857,480,134
79.71
85,463
8. 
Re-elect Erik Engstrom as a Director
856,049,976
99.83
1,438,886
0.17
857,488,862
79.71
78,215
9. 
Re-elect Anthony Habgood as a Director
845,833,440
98.70
11,098,157
1.30
856,931,597
79.66
635,480
10. 
Re-elect Wolfhart Hauser as a Director
849,491,616
99.07
7,998,069
0.93
857,489,685
79.71
75,912
11. 
Re-elect Adrian Hennah as a Director
856,101,776
99.84
1,383,301
0.16
857,485,077
79.71
79,871
12. 
Re-elect Marike van Lier Lels as a Director
856,385,823
99.87
1,102,513
0.13
857,488,336
79.71
75,732
13. 
Re-elect Nick Luff as a Director
856,031,403
99.83
1,457,467
0.17
857,488,870
79.71
76,727
14. 
Re-elect Robert MacLeod as a Director
851,321,369
99.28
6,166,753
0.72
857,488,122
79.71
77,373
15. 
Re-elect Carol Mills as a Director
853,040,495
99.48
4,442,453
0.52
857,482,948
79.71
82,649
16. 
Re-elect Linda Sanford as a Director
856,874,177
99.93
614,996
0.07
857,489,173
79.71
75,129
17. 
Re-elect Ben van der Veer as a Director
855,895,453
99.86
1,169,965
0.14
857,065,418
79.67
500,179
18. 
Authority to allot shares
818,896,440
96.29
31,562,511
3.71
850,458,951
79.05
7,106,315
19. 
Disapplication of pre-emption rights
851,394,476
99.49
4,360,445
0.51
855,754,921
79.55
1,812,039
20. 
Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights
819,260,486
95.74
36,483,247
4.26
855,743,733
79.55
1,820,949
21. 
Authority to purchase own shares
845,188,798
98.61
11,915,585
1.39
857,104,383
79.67
461,181
22. 
Notice period for general meetings
796,635,012
93.30
57,172,793
6.70
853,807,805
79.37
3,757,760
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 19 to 22 are Special Resolutions.
4. At the close of business on Tuesday 18 April 2017 the total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares, was 1,075,787,287
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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