Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0061J

RELX PLC

05 September 2016

 

5 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 91,300 RELX PLC ordinary shares of 14 ⁵¹/₁₁₆ pence each on the London Stock Exchange at a price of 1465.0676 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, RELX PLC holds 88,186,246 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,089,451,040 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 4 January 2016 RELX PLC has purchased 24,306,466 shares.

RELX NV announces that today, it purchased through J.P. Morgan Securities plc 81,300 RELX NV ordinary shares of €0.07 each on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange at a price of €16.3138 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, RELX NV holds 79,003,994 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 970,533,373 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 4 January 2016 RELX NV has purchased 21,890,600 shares.

 

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