Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1462P

RELX PLC

14 November 2016

 

14 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 44,601 RELX PLC ordinary shares of 14 ⁵¹/₁₁₆ pence each on the London Stock Exchange at a price of 1289.0455 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, RELX PLC holds 92,170,843 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,085,594,192 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 4 January 2016 RELX PLC has purchased 28,291,063 shares.

RELX NV announces that today, it purchased through J.P. Morgan Securities plc 33,401 RELX NV ordinary shares of €0.07 each on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange at a price of €14.1095 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, RELX NV holds 82,470,834 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 967,214,804 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 4 January 2016 RELX NV has purchased 25,357,440 shares.

 

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