London—Dentons has advised the syndicate of underwriters, Barclays, BNP Paribas, CIC Market Solutions, Commerzbank, MUFG and Rabobank, on the issue by RELX of €700,000,000 0.000 per cent. Guaranteed Notes due 2024, €800,000,000 0.500 per cent. Guaranteed Notes due 2028 and €500,000,000 0.875 per cent. Guaranteed Notes due 2032. The Notes were issued by RELX Finance B.V. and guaranteed by RELX PLC.

RELX is a FTSE 100-listed company and is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. RELX serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs over 33,000 people of whom almost half are in North America. RELX intends to use the proceeds of the bonds for general corporate purposes.

This deal represents the third time Dentons has been appointed as English law counsel to the underwriters on a bond issue by RELX over the past few years. Dentons' London-based Capital Markets partner Nick Hayday, who led on the transaction, said, "This transaction further demonstrates not only our ability to execute very high profile debt capital markets transactions for the lead managers but also Dentons' continuing strength in delivering high quality advice across a wide range of capital markets transactions."

Huge demand was reported as RELX reopened the European corporate bond market on Tuesday, 3 March 2020 after more than a week without any benchmark issuance as the coronavirus put markets off risk. Victoria Wyer, the senior associate in Dentons' Capital Markets practice in London who advised on the transaction, said, "We are delighted to have worked closely with the underwriters and the RELX treasury team on this successful bond issue and we are pleased to see the deal price well in challenging markets."

The Dentons team was led by partner Nick Hayday, assisted by senior associate Victoria Wyer, along with trainee Shinae Lee. Partner Catriona Lloyd and associate Kathryn Finch advised Citibank as trustee on the transaction. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP acted as legal advisers to RELX PLC with De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek advising the issuer in the Netherlands.

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