UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
RELX PLC |
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1-3 Strand London WC2N 5JR |
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(Address of principal executive office) |
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Result of AGM 04.21.2016
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. |
RELX PLC | ||
Date: 04/21/2016 | By: |
A McCulloch |
Name: | A McCulloch | |
Title: | Deputy Secretary | |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
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99 | Result of AGM 04.21.2016 | |
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF RELX PLC
Results of Annual General Meeting 2016 |
The Annual General Meeting of RELX PLC was held on Thursday 21 April 2016.
The table below shows the results of the poll on all 19 resolutions. Each shareholder present in person, or by proxy, was entitled to one vote per share held.
Resolution | For | % votes cast For | Against | % | Total votes cast | % of issued capital | Withheld | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
votes cast Against | (excluding votes | voted (excluding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
withheld) | Treasury shares) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. | Receive the 2015 Annual Report |
890,248,286 | 98.54 | 13,173,253 | 1.46 | 903,421,539 | 81.92 | % | 92,937 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2. | Approve Remuneration Report |
741,001,137 | 85.66 | 124,094,898 | 14.34 | 865,096,035 | 78.45 | % | 38,282,891 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3. | Declaration of 2015 final dividend |
903,411,348 | 100.00 | 15,336 | 0.00 | 903,426,684 | 81.92 | % | 87,282 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4. | Appointment of auditors |
902,937,073 | 99.97 | 242,945 | 0.03 | 903,180,018 | 81.90 | % | 333,441 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5. | Auditors remuneration |
902,964,620 | 99.95 | 447,305 | 0.05 | 903,411,925 | 81.92 | % | 102,002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6. | Elect Marike van Lier Lels as a Director |
902,784,747 | 99.93 | 615,608 | 0.07 | 903,400,355 | 81.92 | % | 114,220 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7. | Elect Carol Mills as a Director |
902,817,998 | 99.94 | 572,913 | 0.06 | 903,390,911 | 81.92 | % | 123,665 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8. | Elect Robert MacLeod as a Director |
896,333,920 | 99.22 | 7,056,578 | 0.78 | 903,390,498 | 81.92 | % | 124,077 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9. | Re-elect Erik Engstrom as a Director |
902,965,721 | 99.96 | 377,134 | 0.04 | 903,342,855 | 81.91 | % | 171,072 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10. | Re-elect Anthony Habgood as a Director |
898,442,851 | 99.45 | 4,954,419 | 0.55 | 903,397,270 | 81.92 | % | 110,398 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11. | Re-elect Wolfhart Hauser as a Director |
895,945,907 | 99.17 | 7,454,504 | 0.83 | 903,400,411 | 81.92 | % | 109,405 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12. | Re-elect Adrian Hennah as a Director |
888,267,268 | 99.49 | 4,512,167 | 0.51 | 892,779,435 | 80.96 | % | 10,734,492 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13. | Re-elect Nick Luff as a Director |
901,064,267 | 99.74 | 2,339,141 | 0.26 | 903,403,408 | 81.92 | % | 110,518 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14. | Re-elect Linda Sanford as a Director |
902,825,302 | 99.94 | 577,291 | 0.06 | 903,402,593 | 81.92 | % | 111,333 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15. | Re-elect Ben van der Veer as a Director |
899,586,088 | 99.58 | 3,816,093 | 0.42 | 903,402,181 | 81.92 | % | 111,596 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16. | Authority to allot shares |
878,624,461 | 97.39 | 23,516,566 | 2.61 | 902,141,027 | 81.80 | % | 1,368,899 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17. | Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
829,731,765 | 95.48 | 39,287,827 | 4.52 | 869,019,592 | 78.80 | % | 34,494,983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18. | Authority to purchase own shares |
890,292,372 | 98.58 | 12,816,211 | 1.42 | 903,108,583 | 81.89 | % | 405,343 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19. | Notice period for general meetings |
813,854,946 | 90.57 | 84,701,883 | 9.43 | 898,556,829 | 81.48 | % | 4,956,280 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 are Special Resolutions. |
4. | At the close of business on Tuesday 19 April 2016 the total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares, was 1,102,815,269 |
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 Companys 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. |