REG - RELX PLC - Result of AGM

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25/04/2019 13:50

RNS Number : 1333X
RELX PLC
25 April 2019
 


ISSUED ON BEHALF OF RELX PLC
 
Results of Annual General Meeting 2019
 
 
The Annual General Meeting of RELX PLC was held on Thursday 25 April 2019.
 
The table below shows the results of the poll on all 23 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 2018 Annual Report


1,550,913,162


99.99


197,017


0.01


1,551,110,179


79.30


2,338,816




2.  


Approve Annual Remuneration Report


1,356,104,243


93.60


92,695,095


6.40


1,448,799,338


74.06


104,649,672




3.  


Declaration of 2018 Final Dividend


1,552,739,436


100.00


2,141


0.00


1,552,741,577


79.38


707,434




4.  


Re-appointment of auditors


1,516,603,075


98.46


23,746,115


1.54


1,540,349,190


78.74


13,097,839




5.  


Auditors' remuneration


1,530,086,285


98.55


22,580,291


1.45


1,552,666,576


79.37


782,435




6.  


Elect Andrew Sukawaty as a Director


1,551,533,268


99.92


1,174,083


0.08


1,552,707,351


79.38


739,452




7.  


Re-elect Erik Engstrom as a Director


1,552,375,405


99.98


347,600


0.02


1,552,723,005


79.38


726,006




8.  


Re-elect Sir Anthony Habgood as a Director


1,461,341,074


94.11


91,421,666


5.89


1,552,762,740


79.38


716,935




9.  


Re-elect Wolfhart Hauser as a Director


1,413,748,076


94.22


86,736,713


5.78


1,500,484,789


76.71


52,965,086




10. 


Re-elect Adrian Hennah as a Director


1,539,268,520


99.13


13,452,727


0.87


1,552,721,247


79.38


727,764




11. 


Re-elect Marike van Lier Lels as a Director


1,542,895,373


99.37


9,832,947


0.63


1,552,728,320


79.38


720,691




12. 


Re-elect Nick Luff as a Director


1,548,496,353


99.73


4,226,712


0.27


1,552,723,065


79.38


726,811




13. 


Re-elect Robert MacLeod as a Director


1,474,295,911


95.71


66,090,390


4.29


1,540,386,301


78.75


13,063,574




14. 


Re-elect Linda Sanford as a Director


1,491,560,518


96.06


61,165,433


3.94


1,552,725,951


79.38


723,060




15. 


Re-elect Suzanne Wood as a Director


1,546,258,448


99.58


6,465,769


0.42


1,552,724,217


79.38


723,451




16. 


Authority to allot shares


1,461,941,704


94.12


91,298,413


5.88


1,553,240,117


79.40


207,248




17. 


Disapplication of pre-emption rights


1,536,826,627


99.37


9,739,556


0.63


1,546,566,183


79.06


6,865,084




18. 


Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights


1,509,230,762


97.59


37,332,755


2.41


1,546,563,517


79.06


6,867,749




19. 


Authority to purchase own shares


1,531,423,221


98.69


20,312,163


1.31


1,551,735,384


79.33


1,714,491




20. 


Notice period for general meetings


1,423,520,612


92.09


122,345,564


7.91


1,545,866,176


79.03


7,583,700




21. 


Adopt new Articles of Association


1,552,574,782


100.00


37,206


0.00


1,552,611,988


79.37


837,888




22. 


Approve capitalisation issue


1,545,845,195


100.00


48,238


0.00


1,545,893,433


79.03


7,554,112




23. 


Approve capital reduction


1,552,019,792


99.93


1,109,523


0.07


1,553,129,315


79.40


320,561



 
 
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 21 and 23 are Special Resolutions.
 
4.   At the close of business on Tuesday 23 April 2019 the total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares, was 1,956,125,711
 
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.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM 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.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
 




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