Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7462K

RELX PLC

23 September 2016

 

23 September 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 139,500 RELX PLC ordinary shares of 14 ⁵¹/₁₁₆ pence each on the London Stock Exchange at a price of 1464.3306 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, RELX PLC holds 89,852,746 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,087,831,159 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 4 January 2016 RELX PLC has purchased 25,972,966 shares.

RELX NV announces that today, it purchased through J.P. Morgan Securities plc 124,200 RELX NV ordinary shares of €0.07 each on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange at a price of €15.9281 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, RELX NV holds 80,487,894 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 969,111,214 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 4 January 2016 RELX NV has purchased 23,374,500 shares.

 

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