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Reed Elsevier PLC
23 April 2015
Result of Annual General Meeting 2015
The 2015 Annual General Meeting of Reed Elsevier PLC was held on Thursday 23 April. The table below shows the results of the poll on all 20 resolutions. 
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 2014 Annual Report
886,780,492
98.31
15,284,400
1.69
902,064,892
80.07%
11,136,183
2. 
Approve Remuneration Report
813,060,077
92.44
66,463,293
7.56
879,523,370
78.07%
33,677,704
3. 
Declaration of 2014 Final Dividend
912,073,297
100.00
945
0.00
912,074,242
80.96%
1,114,714
4. 
Re-appointment of auditors
898,252,621
99.71
2,610,304
0.29
900,862,925
79.96%
12,330,359
5. 
Auditors' remuneration
910,804,496
99.86
1,251,055
0.14
912,055,551
80.96%
1,137,632
6. 
Re-elect Erik Engstrom as a director
911,373,232
99.92
687,963
0.08
912,061,195
80.96%
1,139,880
7. 
Re-elect Anthony Habgood as a director
907,474,487
99.50
4,583,673
0.50
912,058,160
80.96%
1,142,915
8. 
Re-elect Wolfhart Hauser as a director
893,673,981
99.07
8,370,385
0.93
902,044,366
80.07%
11,152,047
9. 
Re-elect Adrian Hennah as a director
895,979,330
99.60
3,628,511
0.40
899,607,841
79.85%
13,593,234
10. 
Re-elect Lisa Hook as a director
894,522,234
98.50
13,622,716
1.50
908,144,950
80.61%
5,038,691
11. 
Re-elect Nick Luff as a director
910,635,746
99.84
1,429,323
0.16
912,065,069
80.96%
1,136,006
12. 
Re-elect Robert Polet as a director
725,524,453
83.94
138,829,363
16.06
864,353,816
76.72%
48,839,467
13. 
Re-elect Linda Sanford as a director
911,617,670
99.95
444,127
0.05
912,061,797
80.96%
1,139,279
14. 
Re-elect Ben van der Veer as a director
902,543,262
98.96
9,517,719
1.04
912,060,981
80.96%
1,140,095
15. 
Authority to allot shares
884,471,871
97.14
25,999,302
2.86
910,471,173
80.82%
2,722,110
16. 
Disapplication of pre-emption rights
908,760,190
99.64
3,273,438
0.36
912,033,628
80.95%
1,167,448
17. 
Authority to purchase own shares
910,964,985
99.88
1,095,630
0.12
912,060,615
80.96%
1,130,936
18. 
Notice period for general meetings
804,546,527
88.21
107,485,106
11.79
912,031,633
80.95%
1,169,441
19. 
Approve Reed Elsevier NV resolutions*
908,612,893
99.96
351,885
0.04
908,964,778
80.68%
4,228,506
20. 
Change of Company name*
911,484,048
99.97
228,975
0.03
911,713,023
80.93%
1,482,322
*At the Annual General Meeting of Reed Elsevier NV held on 22 April 2015, shareholders approved the resolutions to simplify the corporate structure, including the bonus share issue by Reed Elsevier NV and to change the corporate name to RELX NV. 
NOTES:
1. Each shareholder present in person, or by proxy, was entitled to one vote per share held.
2. The 'For' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion.
3. Votes 'Withheld' are not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
4. Resolutions 16 to 18 and 20 are Special Resolutions.
5. At the close of business on Tuesday 21 April 2015 the total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares, was 1,206,057,702. 
6. 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.relxgroup.com.
7. As per Listing Rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, willshortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism for inspection at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

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