RELX PLC Result of AGM (3298W)

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RNS Number : 3298W

RELX PLC

22 April 2021

ISSUED ON BEHALF OF RELX PLC

Result of Annual General Meeting 2021

The Company held its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") at 09:30am today, Thursday 22 April 2021.

All valid proxy votes (whether submitted electronically or in hard copy form) were included in the poll taken at the meeting.

The table below shows the results of the poll on all 21 resolutions.

 
            Resolution       For             % votes   Against       %         Total votes     % of         Withheld 
                                              cast                   votes     cast            issued 
                                              For                    cast      (excluding      capital 
                                                                     Against   votes           voted 
                                                                               withheld)       (excluding 
                                                                                               Treasury 
                                                                                               shares) 
            Receive the 
            2020 Annual 
      1.    Report           1,601,922,507     99.88     1,946,313      0.12   1,603,868,820       82.98%   12,859,150 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Approve Annual 
            Remuneration 
      2.    Report           1,468,935,889     92.45   119,930,775      7.55   1,588,866,664       82.20%   27,861,306 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Declaration of 
            2020 Final 
      3.    Dividend         1,609,982,186     99.59     6,553,089      0.41   1,616,535,275       83.63%      192,695 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Re-appointment 
      4.    of auditors      1,605,394,061     99.31    11,110,978      0.69   1,616,505,039       83.63%      222,931 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Auditors' 
      5.    remuneration     1,615,416,016     99.93     1,074,223      0.07   1,616,490,239       83.63%      237,731 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Elect Paul 
            Walker as a 
      6.    Director         1,603,010,080     99.16    13,506,567      0.84   1,616,516,647       83.63%      211,323 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Elect June 
            Felix as a 
      7.    Director         1,615,513,153     99.94     1,004,708      0.06   1,616,517,861       83.63%      210,109 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Re-elect Erik 
            Engstrom as 
      8.    a Director       1,615,946,103     99.96       574,159      0.04   1,616,520,262       83.63%      207,708 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Re-elect 
            Wolfhart 
            Hauser 
      9.    as a Director    1,569,795,344     97.11    46,727,556      2.89   1,616,522,900       83.63%      205,070 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Re-elect 
            Charlotte Hogg 
            as 
      10.   a Director       1,603,771,491     99.83     2,714,654      0.17   1,606,486,145       83.11%   10,241,825 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Re-elect 
            Marike van 
            Lier 
            Lels as a 
      11.   Director         1,612,873,263     99.77     3,652,667      0.23   1,616,525,930       83.63%      202,040 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Re-elect Nick 
            Luff as a 
      12.   Director         1,613,378,731     99.81     3,145,504      0.19   1,616,524,235       83.63%      203,735 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Re-elect 
            Robert MacLeod 
            as 
      13.   a Director       1,611,739,719     99.70     4,782,452      0.30   1,616,522,171       83.63%      205,799 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Re-elect Linda 
            Sanford as 
      14.   a Director       1,604,614,192     99.26    11,911,484      0.74   1,616,525,676       83.63%      202,294 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Re-elect 
            Andrew 
            Sukawaty 
      15.   as a Director    1,616,406,736     99.99       101,648      0.01   1,616,508,384       83.63%      219,586 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Re-elect 
            Suzanne Wood 
            as 
      16.   a Director       1,528,380,691     94.55    88,138,429      5.45   1,616,519,120       83.63%      208,849 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Authority to 
      17.   allot shares     1,481,405,588     91.64   135,182,628      8.36   1,616,588,216       83.64%      139,754 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Disapplication 
            of pre-emption 
      18.   rights           1,605,275,705     99.70     4,830,848      0.30   1,610,106,553       83.30%    6,621,417 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Additional 
            disapplication 
            of pre-emption 
      19.   rights           1,582,670,235     98.30    27,436,232      1.70   1,610,106,467       83.30%    6,621,503 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Authority to 
            purchase own 
      20.   shares           1,594,692,983     98.74    20,286,503      1.26   1,614,979,486       83.55%    1,748,484 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
            Notice period 
            for general 
      21.   meetings         1,495,564,627     92.52   120,941,810      7.48   1,616,506,437       83.63%      221,533 
           ---------------  --------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
 

NOTES:

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

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

   3.   Resolutions 18 to 21 are Special Resolutions. 

4. At the close of business on Tuesday 20 April 2021 the total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares, was 1,932,904,250.

5. The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism 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 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

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