30 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) 162,000 RELX PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1204.1034p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, RELX PLC holds 95,379,780 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,111,967,609 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 RELX PLC has purchased 25,681,445 shares.
RELX NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 144,200 RELX NV ordinary shares at a price of €16.4618 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, RELX NV holds 57,113,394 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 990,935,060 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 RELX NV has purchased 15,814,850 shares.