Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0468M

RELX PLC

07 October 2016

 

7 October 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 136,800 RELX PLC ordinary shares of 14 ⁵¹/₁₁₆ pence each on the London Stock Exchange at a price of 1471.7022 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, RELX PLC holds 91,218,746 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,086,500,214 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 4 January 2016 RELX PLC has purchased 27,338,966 shares.

RELX NV announces that today, it purchased through J.P. Morgan Securities plc 121,800 RELX NV ordinary shares of €0.07 each on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange at a price of €15.4187 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, RELX NV holds 81,703,894 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 967,935,278 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 4 January 2016 RELX NV has purchased 24,590,500 shares.

 

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