RLXXF RELX PLC (PK)

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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

February 2024

Commission File Number: 001-13334

RELX PLC

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(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

1-3 Strand

London

WC2N 5JR

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(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

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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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.

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15 February 2024

RESULTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2023

RELX, the global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools, reports results for 2023.

Chief Executive Officer, Erik Engstrom, commented:

“RELX delivered strong revenue and profit growth in 2023, driven by the ongoing shift in business mix towards higher growth information based analytics and decision tools that deliver enhanced value to our customers across market segments.”

“We have been able to develop and deploy these tools across the company for well over a decade by leveraging deep customer understanding to combine leading content and data sets with powerful technologies. We are confident that our ability to leverage artificial intelligence and other technologies, as they evolve, will continue to be an important driver of customer value and growth in our business for many years to come.”

“In recognition of our strong performance and outlook for the company we are proposing an 8% increase in the full year dividend to 58.8p (54.6p).”

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RELX 2023 | Results 2

Operating and financial review

Revenue £9,161m (£8,553m); underlying growth +8%: Electronic revenue, representing 83% of the total, grew +7%, with the strong growth in face-to-face activity more than offsetting the print decline, bringing the overall group underlying revenue growth rate to +8%.

Adjusted operating profit £3,030m (£2,683m); underlying growth +13%: Our strategy of driving continuous process innovation to manage cost growth below revenue growth, together with the recovery in face-to-face activity, resulted in an improvement in the group adjusted operating margin to 33.1% (31.4%).

Reported operating profit £2,682m (£2,323m): Reported operating profit includes amortisation of acquired intangible assets of £280m (£296m).

Adjusted profit before tax £2,716m (£2,489m): The adjusted net interest expense increased to £314m (£194m). This includes a non-recurring early bond redemption charge of £26m, bringing the average effective net interest rate on gross debt to 4.6%, or 4.2% excluding the early bond redemption charge.

Reported profit before tax £2,295m (£2,113m): Reported net interest was £315m (£201m).

Tax: The adjusted tax charge was £553m (£530m). The adjusted effective tax rate was 20.4% (21.3%), with the current period benefitting from non-recurring tax credits. The reported tax charge was £507m (£481m).

Adjusted EPS 114.0p (102.2p) +12%; constant currency growth +11%.

Reported EPS 94.1p (85.2p).

Dividend: We are proposing a full year dividend of 58.8p (54.6p), an increase of +8%.

Portfolio development: In 2023 we completed six small acquisitions, for a total consideration of £130m, and one small disposal.

Net debt/EBITDA 2.0x (2.1x): Net debt at 31 December 2023 was £6,446m (£6,604m). EBITDA was £3,544m (£3,174m). Adjusted cash flow conversion was 98% (101%).

Share buybacks: We deployed £800m on share buybacks in 2023. In recognition of our strong financial position and cash flow we intend to deploy a total of £1,000m on share buybacks in 2024, of which £150m has already been completed.

Corporate responsibility and environmental, social and governance (ESG): We performed well on our corporate responsibility priorities in 2023, on our unique contributions to society, and on our key metrics. Our performance was again recognised by external agencies: RELX achieved a AAA MSCI ESG rating for an eighth consecutive year, ranked second in our sector by Sustainalytics, maintained fifth place in the Responsibility100 Index, and was a constituent of the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index for a fifth consecutive year.

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RELX 2023 | Results 3

Operating and financial review

RELX FINANCIAL SUMMARY

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RELX uses adjusted figures as additional performance measures. Adjusted figures primarily exclude the amortisation of acquired intangible assets and other items related to acquisitions and disposals, and the associated deferred tax movements. Underlying growth rates are calculated at constant currency, excluding the results of acquisitions until twelve months after purchase, and excluding the results of disposals and assets held for sale. Underlying revenue growth rates also exclude exhibition cycling, and timing effects. Constant currency growth rates are based on 2022 full-year average and hedge exchange rates.

DISCLAIMER REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This announcement contains forward‐looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes of RELX PLC (together with its subsidiaries, “RELX”, “we” or “our”) to differ materially from those expressed in any forward‐looking statement. We consider any statements that are not historical facts to be “forward‐looking statements”. The terms “outlook”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “project”, “plan”, “intend”, “expect”, “should”, “could”, “will”, “believe”, “trends” and similar expressions may indicate a forward‐looking statement. Important factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from estimates or forecasts contained in the forward‐looking statements include, among others: regulatory and other changes regarding the collection or use of personal data; changes in law and legal interpretations affecting RELX intellectual property rights and internet communications; current and future geopolitical, economic and market conditions; changes in the payment model for RELX scientific, technical and medical research products; competitive factors in the industries in which RELX operates and demand for RELX products and services; inability to realise the future anticipated benefits of acquisitions; comprises of RELX cyber security systems or other unauthorized access to our databases; changes in economic cycles, communicable disease epidemics or pandemics, severe weather events, natural disasters and terrorism; failure of third parties to whom RELX has outsourced business activities; significant failure or interruption of RELX systems; inability to retain high-quality employees and management; changes in tax laws and uncertainty in their application; exchange rate fluctuations; adverse markets conditions or downgrades to the credit ratings of our debt; changes in the market values of defined benefit pension scheme assets and in the market related assumptions used to value scheme liabilities; breaches of generally accepted ethical business standards or applicable laws; and other risks referenced from time to time in the filings of RELX PLC with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on these forward‐looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this announcement. Except as may be required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or release any revisions to these forward‐looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this announcement or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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RELX 2023 | Results 4

Operating and financial review

BUSINESS AREA ANALYSIS

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Underlying growth rates are calculated at constant currency, excluding the results of acquisitions until twelve months after purchase, and excluding the results of disposals and assets held for sale. Underlying revenue growth rates also exclude exhibition cycling, and timing effects. Constant currency growth rates are based on 2022 full-year average and hedge exchange rates.

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RELX 2023 | Results 5

Operating and financial review

Risk

99% of revenue electronic

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Strong fundamentals continuing to drive underlying revenue growth.

Underlying revenue growth of +8% continues to be driven by our deeply embedded analytics and decision tools across segments.

Underlying adjusted operating profit growth was +9%, with a small increase in adjusted operating margin after portfolio effects.

In Business Services, which represents around 45% of divisional revenue, growth continued to be driven by Financial Crime Compliance and digital Fraud & Identity solutions, with new sales strengthening in the second half of the year.

In Insurance, which represents just under 40% of divisional revenue, strong growth reflected the further extension of solution sets across insurance markets, continued new sales momentum, and positive market factors.

Specialised Industry Data Services, which represents just over 10% of divisional revenue, delivered strong growth, led by Commodity Intelligence and Aviation.

In Government, growth continued to be driven by the development and roll-out of analytics and decision tools.

2024 outlook: We expect continued strong underlying revenue growth with underlying adjusted operating profit growth slightly exceeding underlying revenue growth.

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RELX 2023 | Results 6

Operating and financial review

Scientific, Technical & Medical

90% of revenue electronic

Further development of analytics continuing to drive underlying revenue growth.

Underlying revenue growth of +4% continues to be driven by the evolution of the business mix, with higher growth segments representing an increasing proportion of divisional revenue.

Underlying adjusted operating profit growth was +4%, with a small increase in adjusted operating margin after portfolio changes and currency effects.

Databases, Tools & Electronic Reference and Corporate Primary Research, which together represent around 45% of divisional revenue, continued to deliver strong growth, driven by content development and further evolution of higher value-add analytics and decision tools.

Primary Research Academic & Government segments, which also represent around 45% of divisional revenue, continue to be driven by volume growth. Article submissions returned to strong growth, with pay-to-publish open access articles continuing to grow particularly strongly.

2024 outlook: We expect continued good underlying revenue growth with underlying adjusted operating profit growth slightly exceeding underlying revenue growth.

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RELX 2023 | Results 7

Operating and financial review

Legal

90% of revenue electronic

Further improvement in underlying revenue growth driven by legal analytics.

Underlying revenue growth improved to +6%, driven by the continuing shift in business mix towards higher growth legal analytics.

Underlying adjusted operating profit growth was +8%, with underlying cost growth below underlying revenue growth, leading to a continued improvement in adjusted operating margin.

Law Firms & Corporate Legal markets, which account for over 60% of divisional revenue, saw strong growth. Lexis+, our integrated platform with leading analytics based on extractive AI functionality, continues to see increasing customer adoption and usage across markets. In October, we announced the commercial launch of Lexis+ AI, our new platform leveraging generative AI functionality. Initial customer reaction has been positive, and the roll-out has started well.

Government & Academic, which accounts for around 20% of divisional revenue, and News & Business, which accounts for just under 10% of divisional revenue, both delivered good growth.

Renewals and new sales remain strong across all key segments.

2024 outlook: We expect continued strong underlying revenue growth with underlying adjusted operating profit growth exceeding underlying revenue growth.

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RELX 2023 | Results 8

Operating and financial review

Exhibitions

8% of revenue electronic

Strong underlying revenue growth and profitability improvement.

Strong underlying revenue growth was driven by a significant increase in face-to-face activity across geographies, with average like-for-like event revenue across the portfolio ahead of pre-pandemic levels.

We continue to make good progress on digital initiatives, with increased usage of a growing range of value enhancing digital tools for the customers of our face-to-face events.

The improvement in profitability reflects the higher activity levels and the structurally lower cost base of the streamlined event portfolio, with the adjusted operating margin now above pre-pandemic levels.

2024 outlook: We expect strong underlying revenue growth with a further improvement in adjusted operating margin.

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RELX 2023 | Results 9

Operating and financial review

Revenue

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Group underlying revenue growth was 8% with all four market segments contributing to underlying growth. The underlying growth rate reflects strong growth in electronic and face-to-face revenues, partially offset by continued print revenue declines. Risk continued to deliver strong growth, STM maintained its improved growth, and Legal growth continued to improve. Exhibitions saw strong growth in revenue due to higher activity levels.

Acquisitions and disposals together had a broadly neutral impact on revenue, while exhibition cycling effects decreased growth, giving total revenue growth at constant currency of 7%. The impact of currency movements was broadly neutral to growth. Reported revenue, including the effects of exhibition cycling and currency movements, was £9,161m (2022: £8,553m), up 7%.

Profit

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Group underlying growth in adjusted operating profit was 13%, with growth in each of Risk, STM and Legal in line with or ahead of revenue growth, and the improvement in profitability in Exhibitions reflecting the increased activity levels and the lower cost structure.

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Acquisitions and disposals combined had a small negative impact on adjusted operating profit growth, giving growth at constant currency of 12%. Currency effects increased adjusted operating profit by 1%.

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Total adjusted operating profit, including the impact of acquisitions and disposals and currency effects, was £3,030m (2022: £2,683m), up 13%.

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Operating costs on an underlying basis grew 5%, reflecting investment in global technology platforms, the launch of new products and services and the increased activity levels within Exhibitions, partly offset by the benefits of continued process innovation. Actions continue to be taken across the group to improve cost-efficiency. Total adjusted operating costs, including the impact of acquisitions, disposals and currency effects, were also up 5%.

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The overall adjusted operating margin was 33.1% (2022: 31.4%). On an underlying basis, including cycling effects, the margin improved by 1.7 percentage points with portfolio changes reducing margins by 0.2 percentage points and currency movements improving margins by 0.2 percentage points. EBITDA margin also improved, by 1.6 percentage points, to 38.7%.

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Reported operating profit was £2,682m (2022: £2,323m) up 15%, primarily reflecting the increase in adjusted operating profit and a lower amortisation charge in respect of acquired intangible assets.

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Adjusted net interest expense was £314m (2022: £194m), with the increase primarily reflecting higher average interest rates and a charge of £26m in respect of the early redemption of bonds that were due to be repaid in August 2027.

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Adjusted profit before tax was £2,716m (2022: £2,489m), up 9%. Reported profit before tax was £2,295m (2022: £2,113m) also up 9%, reflecting the improvement in reported operating profit, the higher interest expense, an impairment charge for some assets held for sale within Risk and a net downward valuation of the Ventures portfolio.

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The amortisation charge in respect of acquired intangible assets, including the share of amortisation in joint ventures and associates, was £280m (2022: £296m).

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RELX 2023 | Results 10

Operating and financial review

Acquisition-related costs were £56m (2022: £62m).

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The adjusted tax charge was £553m (2022: £530m). The adjusted effective tax rate was 20.4% (2022: 21.3%), benefitting from non-recurring tax credits arising from the resolution of certain historical tax matters. The adjusted tax charge excludes movements in deferred taxation assets and liabilities related to goodwill and acquired intangible assets, but includes the benefit of tax amortisation where available on those items.

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Adjusted operating profits, interest and taxation are grossed up for the equity share of interest and taxes in joint ventures and associates.

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The application of tax law and practice is subject to some uncertainty and amounts are provided in respect of this. Discussions with tax authorities relating to cross-border transactions and other matters are ongoing. Although the outcome of open items cannot be predicted, no significant impact on profitability is expected.

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The reported tax charge was £507m (2022: £481m), including tax associated with the amortisation of acquired intangible assets, disposals and other non-operating items.

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The adjusted net profit attributable to RELX PLC shareholders was £2,156m (2022: £1,961m), up 10%. Adjusted earnings per share was up 11% at constant currency, and after changes in exchange rates was up 12% at 114.0p (2022: 102.2p). The reported net profit attributable to shareholders was £1,781m (2022: £1,634m) up 9%. Reported earnings per share was 94.1p (2022: 85.2p) up 10%.

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Cash flows

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*Net of sublease receipts.

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Adjusted cash flow was £2,962m (2022: £2,709m), up 9% compared with the prior period. The rate of conversion of adjusted operating profit to adjusted cash flow was 98% (2022: 101%).

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Capital expenditure was £477m (2022: £436m), including £447m (2022: £400m) in respect of capitalised development costs, reflecting sustained investment in new products. Capital expenditure was 5.2% of revenue (2022: 5.1%) and excludes pre-publication costs of £93m (2022: £94m) that were capitalised as current assets and principal lease repayments under IFRS 16 of £70m (2022: £78m). Depreciation and other amortisation charged within adjusted operating profit was £514m (2022: £491m) and represented 5.6% of revenue (2022: 5.7%). This includes amortisation of internally developed intangible assets of £330m (2022: £309m) and depreciation of property, plant and equipment of £43m (2022: £47m) which combined represent 4.1% (2022: 4.2%) of revenue.

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RELX 2023 | Results 11

Operating and financial review

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* Net of cash tax relief on acquisition-related items and including cash tax impact of disposals.

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Interest paid (net) was £294m (2022: £165m), increasing as a result of higher interest rates. Tax paid of £619m (2022: £495m) was higher than the income statement charge, with the difference reflecting timing of tax payments.

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In 2023, the cash outflow relating to Exhibitions exceptional costs charged in 2020 was £5m (2022: £25m). Payments made in respect of acquisition-related items amounted to £56m (2022: £54m).

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Free cash flow before dividends was £1,988m (2022: £1,970m). Ordinary dividends paid to shareholders in the year, being the 2022 final dividend and 2023 interim dividend, amounted to £1,059m (2022: £983m). Free cash flow after dividends was £929m (2022: £987m).

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* Includes pension deficit recovery payments, share option exercise proceeds, leases, disposals and acquisition timing effects.

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Total consideration on acquisitions completed in the year was £130m (2022: £443m). Cash spent on acquisitions was £132m (2022: £460m), excluding nil borrowings (2022: £3m of borrowings) in acquired businesses and including deferred consideration of £16m (2022: £21m) on past acquisitions and investments in joint ventures and associates and venture capital investments of £8m (2022: £66m). Net cash inflow from disposals after timing differences and separation and transaction costs was £12m (2022: £3m).

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Share repurchases in 2023 were £800m (2022: £500m) with a further £150m repurchased in 2024 as at 14 February. In addition, the Employee Benefit Trust purchased shares of RELX PLC to meet future obligations in respect of share based remuneration totalling £50m (2022: £50m). Proceeds from the exercise of share options were £41m (2022: £26m).

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RELX 2023 | Results 12

Operating and financial review

Debt

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Net debt at 31 December 2023 was £6,446m, a decrease of £158m since 31 December 2022. The majority of our borrowings are denominated in US dollars and euros, and as sterling was stronger against the US dollar and euro at the end of the year, our net borrowings decreased when translated into sterling. Excluding currency translation effects, net debt increased by £26m. Expressed in US dollars, net debt at 31 December 2023 was $8,251m, an increase of $260m since 31 December 2022.

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Gross debt of £6,497m (2022: £6,730m) is comprised of bank and bond borrowings of £6,356m (2022: £6,548m) and lease liabilities under IFRS 16 of £141m (2022: £182m). The fair value of related derivative liabilities was £108m (2022: £213m), finance lease receivables totalled £4m (2022: £5m) and cash and cash equivalents totalled £155m (2022: £334m). In aggregate, these give the net debt figure of £6,446m (2022: £6,604m).

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The effective interest rate on gross bank and bond borrowings was 4.6% in 2023 (2022: 2.9%). Excluding the charge relating to the early bond redemption it was 4.2%. As at 31 December 2023, gross bank and bond borrowings had a weighted average life remaining of 4.1 years and a total of 57% of them were at fixed rates, after taking into account interest rate derivatives. The ratio of net debt (including pensions) to EBITDA (adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) was 2.0x (2022: 2.1x), calculated in US dollars.

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At 31 December 2023, there was a net negative accounting balance (pension assets less pension obligations) of £63m, largely unchanged from the net negative position of £55m as at 31 December 2022.

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Liquidity

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In June 2023, €750m of euro denominated term debt was issued with a coupon of 3.75% and a maturity of eight years. The Group has ample liquidity and access to debt capital markets, providing the ability to repay or refinance debt as it matures and to fund ongoing requirements. This includes access to a $3bn committed bank facility which provides security of funding for short-term debt, and which is undrawn. In March 2023, the maturity date of the facility was extended to April 2026. The facility has pricing linked to three ESG performance targets, all of which were achieved in 2023.

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Invested capital and returns

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The post-tax return on average invested capital in the year was 14.0% (2022: 12.5%). The increase was driven by growth in adjusted operating profit, and a lower effective tax rate.

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*Average of invested capital at the beginning and the end of the year, retranslated at average exchange rates for the year. Invested capital is calculated as net capital employed, adjusted to add back accumulated amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets and goodwill and to exclude the gross up to goodwill in respect of deferred tax, and to add back exceptional restructuring costs.

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RELX 2023 | Results 13

Operating and financial review

Alternative performance measures

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RELX uses a range of alternative performance measures (APMs) in the reporting of financial information, which are not defined by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) such as IFRS. These APMs are used by the Board and management as they believe they provide relevant information in assessing the Group’s performance, position and cash flows, enable investors to track more clearly the core operational performance of the Group, and provide a clear basis for assessing RELX’s ability to raise debt and invest in new business opportunities.

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RELX uses adjusted and underlying figures. Adjusted figures primarily exclude the amortisation of acquired intangible assets and other items relating to acquisitions and disposals, and the associated deferred tax movements. Underlying growth rates are calculated at constant currency, excluding the results of acquisitions until 12 months after purchase, and excluding the results of disposals and assets held for sale. Underlying revenue growth rates also exclude exhibition cycling. Constant currency growth rates are based on 2022 full year average and hedge exchange rates.

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Management also uses these financial measures, along with IFRS financial measures, in evaluating the operating performance of the Group as a whole and of the individual business areas. These measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in compliance with IFRS. The measures may not be directly comparable to similarly reported measures by other companies.

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Definitions of alternative performance measures can be found on page 30.

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Dividends and share repurchases

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The final dividend proposed by the Board is 41.8p per share. This gives total dividends for the year of 58.8p (2022: 54.6p), 8% higher than the prior year.

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The dividend policy of RELX PLC is, over the longer term, to grow dividends broadly in line with adjusted earnings per share, paying out approximately half of adjusted earnings in dividend each year.

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During 2023, a total of 30.9m RELX PLC shares were repurchased at an average price of 2,588p. Total consideration for these repurchases was £800m. A further 2.0m (2022: 2.2m) shares were purchased by the Employee Benefit Trust. As at 31 December 2023, total shares in issue, net of shares held in treasury and shares held by the Employee Benefit Trust, amounted to 1,881.5m. A further 4.6m shares have been repurchased in 2024 as at 14 February.

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Operating and financial review

Corporate responsibility

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In 2023, we met our corporate responsibility (CR) objectives which reflect our focus on our unique contributions to society and sustainability issues more broadly. We align our objectives to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to advance this important global agenda by 2030.

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We progressed our unique contributions to society in a number of ways, including by increasing the amount of content on the free RELX SDG Resource Centre by 21% in the year. This encompassed 19 special issues – curated articles, book chapters and other content on key topics; among them was a biodiversity collection to coincide with the 2023 RELX SDG Inspiration Day, Not Too Late for Nature, a virtual programme featuring primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall and 8th UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, among other speakers, with more than 1,500 attendees.

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Reflecting the importance we place on data privacy and security, in the year, 100% of employees were included in monthly phishing simulation exercises. We progressed the RELX Diversity and Inclusion Goals through focused recruitment, training and development efforts. The percentage of women managers rose to 45% (44% in 2022) and the percentage of US/UK ethnic minority managers increased to 20% (19% in 2022).

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The CFO chairs our Environmental Checkpoint group which met regularly in 2023 to advance key metrics including Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions. We maintained 100% of electricity from renewable sources, green tariffs, and certified renewable energy certificates. Despite an increase in emissions factors in a number of countries, our total Scope 1 and Scope 2 (location-based) emissions were 40,933 tCO₂e (42,481 tCO₂e in 2022), continuing a downward trend.

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Refer to page 33 for further information on 2023 key corporate responsibility data. In the year, we began to prepare for the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive to which RELX will be subject from 2024.

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RELX 2023 | Results 15

Principal risks

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PRINCIPAL RISKS

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The Audit Committee and Board have considered the principal risks and uncertainties which could affect RELX PLC for the financial year as summarised below.

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Principal risks

Our cyber security measures, and the measures used by our third-party service providers, may not detect or prevent all attempts to compromise our systems, which may jeopardise the security of the data we maintain or may disrupt our systems. Failures of our cyber security measures could result in unauthorised access to our systems, misappropriation of our or our users’ data, deletion or modification of stored information or other interruption to our business operations. As techniques used to obtain unauthorised access to or to sabotage systems change frequently and may not be known until launched against us or our third-party service providers we may be unable to anticipate or implement adequate measures to protect against these attacks and our service providers and customers may likewise be unable to do so.

Compromises of our or our third-party service providers’ systems could adversely affect our financial performance, damage our reputation and expose us to risk of loss, fines and penalties, litigation and increased regulation.

We source content to enable information solutions for our professional customers. The disruption or loss of data sources, either because of regulations, or because data suppliers decide not to supply them, may impose limits on our collection and use of certain kinds of information and our ability to communicate, offer or make such information available or useful to our customers.

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Principal risks

Macroeconomic, political and market conditions may adversely affect the availability and terms of short and long-term funding, volatility of interest rates, the credit quality of our counterparties, currency exchange rates and inflation. The majority of our outstanding debt instruments are, and any of our future debt instruments may be, publicly rated by independent rating agencies. Our borrowing costs and access to capital may be adversely affected if the credit ratings assigned to our debt are downgraded.

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RELX 2023 | Results 18

Condensed consolidated financial information

Condensed consolidated income statement

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Summary financial information is presented in US dollars and euros on pages 31 and 32 respectively.

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RELX 2023 | Results 19

Condensed consolidated financial information

Condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income

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RELX 2023 | Results 20

Condensed consolidated financial information

Condensed consolidated statement of cash flows

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RELX 2023 | Results 21

Condensed consolidated financial information

Condensed consolidated statement of financial position

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Approved by the Board of RELX PLC, on 14 February 2024.

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RELX 2023 | Results 22

Condensed consolidated financial information

Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity

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