Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4211W

RELX PLC

18 August 2015

 



18 August 2015

ISSUED ON BEHALF OF RELX PLC AND RELX NV

Transactions in own shares

RELX PLC announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 218,000 RELX PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1086.6125p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, RELX PLC holds 88,165,135 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,118,772,935 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since

2 January 2015 RELX PLC has purchased 18,466,800 shares.

RELX NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 101,000 RELX NV ordinary shares at a price of €14.5761 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, RELX NV holds 51,143,694 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 996,296,864 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since

2 January 2015 RELX NV has purchased 9,845,150 shares.

 

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