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RELX N.V. announces that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM), held in Amsterdam on 19 April 2017, approved the 2016 financial statements and determined the total dividend for 2017 at € 0.423 per share of € 0.07 nominal value. After taking account of the interim dividend of € 0.122 per share paid in August 2016, the final dividend amounts to €0.301 per share.
All other resolutions were approved by the AGM. The results of the voting on each resolution are set out below:
| Resolution |
For |
% |
Against |
% |
Total Votes cast* |
%* |
Votes withheld |
| 3a. Amendments to the remuneration policy |
670,276,345 |
95.70% |
30,141,484 |
4.30% |
700,417,829 |
72.87% |
5,371,474 |
| 3b. Amendments to the RELX Group plc Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) rules |
675,218,276 |
96.19% |
26,749,717 |
3.81% |
701,967,993 |
73.03% |
3,821,310 |
3c. Addition of a deferred share element to the Annual
Incentive Plan (AIP) |
692,611,396 |
98.23% |
12,504,128 |
1.77% |
705,115,524 |
73.36% |
673,779 |
| 5. Adoption of the 2016 Annual Financial Statements |
699,266,314 |
99.09% |
6,406,910 |
0.91% |
705,673,224 |
73.42% |
116,079 |
| 6. Determination and distribution of dividend |
702,442,828 |
99.75% |
1,775,248 |
0.25% |
704,218,076 |
73.27% |
1,571,227 |
| 7a. Release from liability of the executive directors |
696,534,675 |
98.71% |
9,074,137 |
1.29% |
705,608,812 |
73.41% |
180,491 |
| 7b. Release from liability of the non-executive directors |
696,513,248 |
98.70% |
9,151,769 |
1.30% |
705,665,017 |
73.42% |
124,286 |
| 8. Appointment of external auditors |
698,024,926 |
98.90% |
7,740,196 |
1.10% |
705,765,122 |
73.43% |
24,181 |
| 9a. Re-appointment of Anthony Habgood |
694,677,512 |
98.43% |
11,083,472 |
1.57% |
705,760,984 |
73.43% |
28,319 |
| 9b. Re-appointment of Wolfhart Hauser |
697,287,564 |
98.80% |
8,480,983 |
1.20% |
705,768,547 |
73.43% |
20,756 |
| 9c. Re-appointment of Adrian Hennah |
701,561,199 |
99.40% |
4,199,603 |
0.60% |
705,760,802 |
73.43% |
28,501 |
| 9d. Re-appointment of Marike van Lier Lels |
705,751,070 |
99.99% |
9,875 |
0.01% |
705,760,945 |
73.43% |
28,358 |
| 9e. Re-appointment of Robert MacLeod |
702,751,566 |
99.57% |
3,009,242 |
0.43% |
705,760,808 |
73.43% |
28,495 |
9f. Re-appointment of Carol
Mills |
705,659,716 |
99.99% |
101,885 |
0.01% |
705,761,601 |
73.43% |
27,702 |
| 9g. Re-appointment of Linda Sanford |
705,738,395 |
99.99% |
23,206 |
0.01% |
705,761,601 |
73.43% |
27,702 |
| 9h. Re-appointment of Ben van der Veer |
699,158,491 |
99.58% |
2,949,114 |
0.42% |
702,107,605 |
73.05% |
3,681,698 |
| 10a. Re-appointment of Erik Engstrom |
696,735,907 |
98.72% |
9,024,788 |
1.28% |
705,760,695 |
73.43% |
28,608 |
10b. Re-appointment of Nick
Luff |
701,741,584 |
99.43% |
4,019,221 |
0.57% |
705,760,805 |
73.43% |
28,498 |
11a. Authorisation of the Board to acquire shares in
the Company |
687,956,066 |
97.50% |
17,664,367 |
2.50% |
705,620,433 |
73.41% |
168,870 |
11b. Proposal to reduce the capital of the Company by the cancellation of up to 50 million of its shares held in
treasury |
693,724,909 |
98.30% |
12,026,106 |
1.70% |
705,751,015 |
73.43% |
38,288 |
12a. Designation of the Board as authorised body to issue shares and to grant rights to acquire shares in
the capital of the Company |
612,768,614 |
86.83% |
92,924,569 |
13.17% |
705,693,183 |
73.42% |
96,120 |
12b. Designation of the Board as authorised body to limit or exclude pre-emptive rights to the issuance of
shares |
577,834,638 |
81.88% |
127,843,700 |
18.12% |
705,678,338 |
73.42% |
110,965 |
* Note: Excluding votes ‘withheld’.
The shares represented were good for 705,789,303 votes, which is 73.43% of our issued share capital entitled to vote. Each share confers the right to cast one vote.