REG - RELX PLC - Non-Discretionary Share Buyback Programme

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08/12/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 1007W  RELX PLC  08 December 2023

8 December 2023

ISSUED ON BEHALF OF RELX PLC

Announcement of Non-Discretionary Share Buyback Programme and Cancellation of
Shares held in Treasury

RELX PLC (the "Company") announces the completion of its share buyback
programme for 2023. Since 3 January 2023, the Company has purchased 30.9
million shares at a total cost of £800 million. Consistent with historical
practice, and in compliance with the UK and EU Market Abuse Regulations, the
Company also announces that it will implement an irrevocable,
non-discretionary programme to repurchase its ordinary shares up to the value
of £150 million in total between 2 January 2024 and 9 February 2024 (the
"Programme"), ahead of the Company's results announcement on 15 February 2024.

The purpose of the Programme is to reduce the capital of the Company and it
intends that shares purchased will be held in treasury.

Any share purchases will be made by the Company within certain pre-set
parameters and in accordance with the general authority of the Company to
repurchase shares granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General
Meeting held on 20 April 2023 which, taking into account shares purchased
subsequent to this meeting, permits the Company to purchase no more than
176.66 million ordinary shares. Any share purchases effected by the Company
will be in accordance with the UK and EU Market Abuse Regulations and Chapter
12 of the Listing Rules.

The Company has entered into an agreement with UBS AG London Branch ("UBS")
under which it has issued irrevocable instructions to UBS to manage the
Programme. UBS will carry out the Company's instructions through the
acquisition of ordinary shares in the Company for subsequent repurchase by the
Company. UBS will make its trading decisions under the Programme independently
of, and uninfluenced by, the Company.

RELX PLC also announces that yesterday it cancelled 31 million of its ordinary
shares held in treasury. Following the cancellation, RELX PLC holds a total of
19,712,193 ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,887,062,907 ordinary shares
in issue (excluding treasury shares).

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Enquiries

Colin Tennant (Investors)

Tel : +44 (0)20 7166 5751

Paul Abrahams (Media)

Tel : +44 (0)20 7166 5724

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