26 November 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) 168,000 RELX PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1180.8728p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, RELX PLC holds 95,049,780 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,112,297,609 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 RELX PLC has purchased 25,351,445 shares.
RELX NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 149,500 RELX NV ordinary shares at a price of €16.1432 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, RELX NV holds 56,819,694 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 991,199,972 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 RELX NV has purchased 15,521,150 shares.