Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4681I

RELX PLC

30 August 2016

 

30 August 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 92,200 RELX PLC ordinary shares of 14 ⁵¹/₁₁₆ pence each on the London Stock Exchange at a price of 1447.3370 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, RELX PLC holds 87,819,259 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,089,802,487 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 4 January 2016 RELX PLC has purchased 23,939,479 shares.

RELX NV announces that today, it purchased through J.P. Morgan Securities plc 82,100 RELX NV ordinary shares of €0.07 each on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange at a price of €15.9160 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, RELX NV holds 78,676,394 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 970,847,683 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 4 January 2016 RELX NV has purchased 21,563,000 shares.

 

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