21 September 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) 89,850 RELX PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1072.9586p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, RELX PLC holds 91,088,435 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,115,938,102 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 RELX PLC has purchased 21,390,100 shares.
RELX NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 80,000 RELX NV ordinary shares at a price of €14.0952 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, RELX NV holds 53,185,694 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 994,329,319 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 RELX NV has purchased 11,887,150
shares.