George Webb's questions to RELX (RELX) leadership • H1 2025
Question
George Webb of Morgan Stanley inquired about the monetization strategy for co-created products with Harvey, the relative decline of print revenue in STM versus Legal, demand patterns from the US government, and full-year margin expectations for the Exhibitions segment.
Answer
CEO Erik Engstrom described the Harvey collaboration as an exploratory pilot for specific use cases, with the commercial model still being developed. CFO Nick Luff noted that while the print decline affected both STM and Legal, the focus remains on retaining profit, not the revenue line which can have step-downs. Engstrom added that demand from the US government has remained consistent. Luff guided for a 'decent improvement' in full-year Exhibitions margin, though lower than H1 due to normal seasonality.