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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 ) 122,600 RELX PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1224.6341p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, RELX PLC holds 66,578,880 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,109,550,883 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since RELX PLC has purchased 2,699,100 shares.

announces that today, it purchased (through ) 109,000 ordinary shares at a price of €15.3777 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, holds 59,516,094 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 988,737,566 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since has purchased 2,402,700 shares.

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