12 August 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) 218,000 RELX PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1071.359p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, RELX PLC holds 87,293,135 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,119,594,038 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 RELX PLC has purchased 17,594,800 shares.
RELX NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 101,000 RELX NV ordinary shares at a price of €14.3212 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, RELX NV holds 50,739,694 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 996,697,404 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 RELX NV has purchased 9,441,150 shares.