[LETTERHEAD OF SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP]
| 212-455-2163 | mbrod@stblaw.com |
VIA EDGAR
May 8, 2017
Lyn Shenk, Branch Chief
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | RELX PLC Form20-F for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016 Filed March 7, 2017 FileNo. 001-13334 RELX NV Form20-F for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2016 Filed March 7, 2017 FileNo. 001-13688 |
Dear Mr. Shenk:
We are writing on behalf of our clients, RELX PLC and RELX NV, in response to your letter dated May 2, 2017, containing comments of the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), regarding RELX PLC’s and RELX NV’s Form20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 (the “Letter”).
As discussed today by telephone with Amy Geddes of the Commission’s Staff and Mark Brod of this firm, we confirm that RELX PLC and RELX NV intend to submit their response to the Letter by May 30, 2017.
If you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please feel free to contact Mark Brod (mbrod@stblaw.com; tel.212-455-2163). We appreciate your consideration.
| May 8, 2017 | Lyn Shenk, Branch Chief |
Very truly yours, |
/s/ SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP |
| cc: | N. L. Luff |
RELX PLC and
RELX NV
Aamira Chaudhry
Amy Geddes
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
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