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Relx PLC 6-K, filed Apr 23, 2020

Relx PLC (RELX)

6-K 2020-04-23 For: 2020-04-23
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Relx PLC filed this 6-K on April 23, 2020.

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 %<br><br><br>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.
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3. Resolutions 18 to 21 are Special Resolutions.
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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
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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.
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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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