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ISSUED ON BEHALF OF RELX PLC AND RELX NV

Transactions in own shares

RELX PLC announces that today, it purchased (through ) 130,000 RELX PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1170.3394p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, RELX PLC holds 64,521,280 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,111,422,084 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since RELX PLC has purchased 641,500 shares.

announces that today, it purchased (through ) 116,000 ordinary shares at a price of €14.9222 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, holds 57,684,894 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 990,502,850 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since has purchased 571,500 shares.

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