Result of AGM

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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