Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4328O

RELX PLC

04 November 2016

 

4 November 2016

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 40,105 RELX PLC ordinary shares of 14 ⁵¹/₁₁₆ pence each on the London Stock Exchange at a price of 1379.9763 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, RELX PLC holds 91,914,227 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,085,848,541 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 4 January 2016 RELX PLC has purchased 28,034,447 shares.

RELX NV announces that today, it purchased through J.P. Morgan Securities plc 29,505 RELX NV ordinary shares of €0.07 each on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange at a price of €14.6763 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, RELX NV holds 82,279,918 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 967,405,720 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 4 January 2016 RELX NV has purchased 25,166,524 shares.

 

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