6-K

 

 

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

 

For the month of June 2021    Commission File Number: 1-31349

 

 

THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

333 Bay Street, Suite 300

Toronto, Ontario M5H 2R2, Canada

(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):    ☐

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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.

 

THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION

(Registrant)

 
By:  

/s/ Marc E. Gold

 
  Name:   Marc E. Gold  
  Title:   Deputy Company Secretary  

Date: June 10, 2021


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

99.1

  News release dated June 10, 2021 – Thomson Reuters Announces Voting Results for Election of Directors

99.2

  Report of Voting Results for 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
EX-99.1 - NEWS RELEASE

Exhibit 99.1

 

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Thomson Reuters Announces Voting Results for Election of Directors

TORONTO, June 10, 2021 – Thomson Reuters (TSX / NYSE: TRI) today announced the voting results from the election of the company’s Board of Directors at its annual meeting of shareholders held virtually yesterday.

All 14 nominees were elected to the Thomson Reuters Board, and all of the nominees were previously directors of the company. Each director elected will continue to hold office until Thomson Reuters next annual meeting of shareholders, or until the director resigns or a successor is elected or appointed.

The results were as follows:

 

Nominee   Votes For     % Votes For   Votes Withheld     % Votes Withheld
David Thomson     439,679,401     99.12%     3,892,470     0.88%
Steve Hasker     441,621,751     99.56%     1,949,513     0.44%
Kirk E. Arnold     437,419,400     98.61%     6,152,135     1.39%
David W. Binet     427,519,512     96.38%     16,052,023     3.62%
W. Edmund Clark, C.M.     426,151,102     96.07%     17,420,433     3.93%
Michael E. Daniels     426,787,934     96.22%     16,783,601     3.78%
Kirk Koenigsbauer     442,928,412     99.86%     642,773     0.14%
Deanna Oppenheimer     443,186,047     99.91%     385,488     0.09%
Vance K. Opperman     431,378,519     97.25%     12,193,016     2.75%
Simon Paris     443,211,565     99.92%     359,970     0.08%
Kim M. Rivera     442,730,001     99.81%     841,534     0.19%
Barry Salzberg     437,710,997     98.68%     5,860,538     1.32%
Peter J. Thomson     430,821,179     97.13%     12,750,356     2.87%
Wulf von Schimmelmann     437,628,128     98.66%     5,943,407     1.34%

For the other items of business at the annual meeting, shareholders re-appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company’s auditor, approved an advisory resolution on executive compensation and did not approve the shareholder proposal set out in the management proxy circular. A final report on voting results has been filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities and furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Thomson Reuters

Thomson Reuters is a leading provider of business information services. Our products include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news service – Reuters. For more information on Thomson Reuters. For more information on Thomson Reuters, visit tr.com and for the latest world news, reuters.com.

 

CONTACTS

     

MEDIA

 

Andrew Green

Senior Director, Corporate Affairs

+1 332 219 1511

andrew.green@tr.com

  

INVESTORS

 

Frank J. Golden

Head of Investor Relations

+1 332 219 1111

frank.golden@tr.com

  

 

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EX-99.2 - REPORT OF VOTING RESULTS

Exhibit 99.2

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Report of Voting Results for 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

TORONTO, June 10, 2021 – Thomson Reuters Corporation (“Thomson Reuters”) today announced voting results for its annual meeting of shareholders held virtually on June 9, 2021. The matters set out below are described in greater detail in the management proxy circular dated April 19, 2021. The votes were conducted by ballot.

 

1.

Election of Directors

14 nominees were elected to the Thomson Reuters Board. Each director elected will continue to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders of Thomson Reuters or until the director resigns or a successor is elected or appointed.

 

         
Nominee       Votes For         % Votes For       Votes Withheld       % Votes Withheld  
         
David Thomson   439,679,401   99.12%   3,892,470   0.88%
         
Steve Hasker   441,621,751   99.56%   1,949,513   0.44%
         
Kirk E. Arnold   437,419,400   98.61%   6,152,135   1.39%
         
David W. Binet   427,519,512   96.38%   16,052,023   3.62%
         
W. Edmund Clark, C.M.   426,151,102   96.07%   17,420,433   3.93%
         
Michael E. Daniels   426,787,934   96.22%   16,783,601   3.78%
         
Kirk Koenigsbauer   442,928,412   99.86%        642,773   0.14%
         
Deanna Oppenheimer   443,186,047   99.91%        385,488   0.09%
         
Vance K. Opperman   431,378,519   97.25%   12,193,016   2.75%
         
Simon Paris   443,211,565   99.92%        359,970   0.08%
         
Kim M. Rivera   442,730,001   99.81%        841,534   0.19%
         
Barry Salzberg   437,710,997   98.68%     5,860,538   1.32%
         
Peter J. Thomson   430,821,179   97.13%   12,750,356   2.87%
         
Wulf von Schimmelmann   437,628,128   98.66%     5,943,407   1.34%

 

2.

Appointment of Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was appointed as auditor of Thomson Reuters to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and the directors were authorized to fix their remuneration.

 

       
Votes For     % Votes For       Votes Withheld       % Votes Withheld  
       
449,311,775   99.73%   1,196,377   0.27%

 

3.

Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation

The advisory resolution accepting Thomson Reuters approach to executive compensation described in the management proxy circular was approved.

 

       
  Votes For       % Votes For       Votes Against       % Votes Against  
       
437,973,307   98.74%   5,598,114   1.26%

 

4.

Shareholder proposal

The shareholder proposal set out in Appendix B of the management proxy circular was not approved.

 

         
  Votes For       % Votes For       Votes Against       % Votes Against       Votes Abstained*  
         
82,724,895   18.77%   357,918,962   81.23%   2,926,325

* An abstention is counted as present for quorum purposes but is not counted as a vote cast in determining whether the requisite majority of votes cast has approved the proposal.