UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

23 April 2020

RELX PLC

 

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

1-3 Strand

London

WC2N 5JR

 

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:  Form 20-F   Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:      Yes      No

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):     n/a 

 


SIGNATURES

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: 04/23/2020

By:

/s/ S. Pereira

 

Name:

S. Pereira

 

Title:

Deputy Secretary

 

 

 

 


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Results of Annual General Meeting 04.23.2020

 

relx-ex991_6.htm

ISSUED ON BEHALF OF RELX PLC

 

Results of Annual General Meeting 2020

In accordance with the arrangements announced on 8 April 2020, the Company held its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") at 10:00 am today, Thursday 23 April 2020.

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 cast For

Against

%

votes cast Against

Total votes cast (excluding votes withheld)

% of issued capital voted (excluding Treasury shares)

Withheld

1.

Receive the 2019 Annual Report

1,600,150,352

99.88

2,000,601

0.12

1,602,150,953

82.95%

12,415,497

2.

Approve Director’s Remuneration Policy

1,507,700,939

93.42

106,174,539

6.58

1,613,875,478

83.56%

690,971

3.

Approve Annual Remuneration Report

1,543,028,740

97.02

47,378,046

2.98

1,590,406,786

82.34%

24,159,663

4.

Declaration of 2019 Final Dividend

1,611,006,699

99.94

972,405

0.06

1,611,979,104

83.46%

2,587,346

5.

Re-appointment of auditors

1,613,777,570

99.97

533,997

0.03

1,614,311,567

83.58%

254,883

6.

Auditors’ remuneration

1,613,736,662

99.97

560,666

0.03

1,614,297,328

83.58%

269,122

7.

Elect Charlotte Hogg as a Director

1,604,249,502

99.92

1,343,261

0.08

1,605,592,763

83.13%

8,973,687

8.

Re-elect Erik Engstrom as a Director

1,613,070,804

99.92

1,236,350

0.08

1,614,307,154

83.58%

259,296

9.

Re-elect Sir Anthony Habgood as a Director

1,577,488,217

98.60

22,390,878

1.40

1,599,879,095

82.83%

14,687,355

10.

Re-elect Wolfhart Hauser as a Director

1,595,450,874

98.84

18,673,908

1.16

1,614,124,782

83.57%

441,668

11.

Re-elect Marike van Lier Lels as a Director

1,598,393,305

99.55

7,197,376

0.45

1,605,590,681

83.13%

8,975,769

12.

Re-elect Nick Luff as a Director

1,609,865,207

99.72

4,440,308

0.28

1,614,305,515

83.58%

260,935

13.

Re-elect Robert MacLeod as a Director

1,594,570,011

99.31

11,016,386

0.69

1,605,586,397

83.13%

8,980,053

14.

Re-elect Linda Sanford as a Director

1,606,459,783

99.51

7,850,114

0.49

1,614,309,897

83.58%

256,553

15.

Re-elect Andrew Sukawaty as a Director

1,611,380,289

99.82

2,928,453

0.18

1,614,308,742

83.58%

257,708

16.

Re-elect Suzanne Wood as a Director

1,614,068,569

99.99

240,652

0.01

1,614,309,221

83.58%

257,229

17.

Authority to allot shares

1,511,400,636

93.62

103,018,146

6.38

1,614,418,782

83.58%

147,668

18.

Disapplication of pre-emption rights

1,598,337,780

99.37

10,065,891

0.63

1,608,403,671

83.27%

6,162,779

19.

Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights

1,585,552,743

98.58

22,844,382

1.42

1,608,397,125

83.27%

6,169,325

20.

Authority to purchase own shares

1,595,801,043

98.97

16,653,242

1.03

1,612,454,285

83.48%

2,112,164

21.

Notice period for general meetings

1,472,652,676

91.22

141,656,179

8.78

1,614,308,855

83.58%

257,594


 

 

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 18 to 21 are Special Resolutions.

 

 

4.

At the close of business on Tuesday 21 April 2020 the total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares, was 1,931,496,294

 

 

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 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