RELX PLC Result of AGM (5344L)

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RNS Number : 5344L

RELX PLC

19 April 2018

ISSUED ON BEHALF OF RELX PLC

Results of Annual General Meeting 2018

The Annual General Meeting of RELX PLC was held on Thursday 19 April 2018.

The table below shows the results of the poll on all 21 resolutions. Each shareholder present in person, or by proxy, was entitled to one vote per share held.

 
            Resolution       For           % votes   Against       %          Total votes   % of issued    Withheld 
                                            cast                    votes      cast         capital 
                                            For                     cast                    voted 
                                                                    Against                 (excluding 
                                                                                            Treasury 
                                                                                            shares) 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Receive the 
            2017 Annual 
      1.    Report           841,941,398     99.95       399,431       0.05   842,340,829         80.00%       219,436 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Approve Annual 
            Remuneration 
      2.    Report           562,551,352     83.62   110,216,944      16.38   672,768,296         63.89%   169,795,175 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Declaration of 
            2017 
      3.    final dividend   840,815,440    100.00         8,206       0.00   840,823,646         79.85%     1,739,828 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Re-appointment 
            of 
      4.    auditors         839,994,426     99.70     2,488,126       0.30   842,482,552         80.01%        79,631 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Auditors' 
      5.    remuneration     840,615,277     99.78     1,818,737       0.22   842,434,014         80.00%       129,460 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Elect Suzanne 
            Wood 
      6.    as a Director    842,235,484     99.97       272,010       0.03   842,507,494         80.01%        56,030 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Re-elect Erik 
            Engstrom 
      7.    as a Director    842,182,707     99.96       326,447       0.04   842,509,154         80.01%        54,370 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Re-elect Sir 
            Anthony 
            Habgood as a 
      8.    Director         800,368,375     95.00    42,139,585       5.00   842,507,960         80.01%        55,564 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Re-elect 
            Wolfhart 
            Hauser as a 
      9.    Director         787,485,577     93.47    55,020,167       6.53   842,505,744         80.01%        57,729 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Re-elect 
            Adrian Hennah 
      10.   as a Director    841,559,461     99.89       949,265       0.11   842,508,726         80.01%        55,386 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Re-elect 
            Marike van 
            Lier Lels as a 
      11.   Director         841,570,264     99.89       936,934       0.11   842,507,198         80.01%        56,276 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Re-elect Nick 
            Luff 
      12.   as a Director    839,372,391     99.63     3,137,636       0.37   842,510,027         80.01%        53,497 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Re-elect 
            Robert MacLeod 
      13.   as a Director    806,537,452     95.73    35,971,957       4.27   842,509,409         80.01%        54,115 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Re-elect Carol 
            Mills 
      14.   as a Director    842,226,793     99.97       281,657       0.03   842,508,450         80.01%        55,074 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Re-elect Linda 
            Sanford 
      15.   as a Director    807,363,478     95.83    35,145,825       4.17   842,509,303         80.01%        54,171 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Re-elect Ben 
            van der 
            Veer as a 
      16.   Director         838,483,521     99.52     4,020,366       0.48   842,503,887         80.01%        59,637 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Authority to 
            allot 
      17.   shares           799,569,915     94.90    42,927,830       5.10   842,497,745         80.01%        65,778 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Disapplication 
            of 
            pre-emption 
      18.   rights           836,331,721     99.45     4,632,342       0.55   840,964,063         79.86%     1,599,461 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Additional 
            disapplication 
            of pre-emption 
      19.   rights           810,171,278     96.34    30,787,744       3.66   840,959,022         79.86%     1,604,501 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Authority to 
            purchase 
      20.   own shares       827,096,939     98.22    15,004,893       1.78   842,101,832         79.97%       461,691 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
            Notice period 
            for 
            general 
      21.   meetings         770,112,355     91.79    68,863,827       8.21   838,976,182         79.68%     3,587,342 
---------  ---------------  ------------  --------  ------------  ---------  ------------  -------------  ------------ 
 

NOTES:

   1.   The 'For' vote includes those giving the Chairman discretion. 

2. Votes 'Withheld' are not votes in law and are not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes cast 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.

   3.   Resolutions 18 to 21 are Special Resolutions. 

4. At the close of business on Tuesday 17 April 2018 the total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares, was 1,052,983,708

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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