Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1439B

RELX PLC

02 October 2015

 

2 October 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) 82,000 RELX PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1128.4784p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, RELX PLC holds 91,865,685 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,115,207,961 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 RELX PLC has purchased 22,167,350 shares.

RELX NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 73,000 RELX NV ordinary shares at a price of €14.5845 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, RELX NV holds 53,877,694 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 993,678,917 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 RELX NV has purchased 12,579,150 shares.

 

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