Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9191O

RELX PLC

10 November 2016

 

10 November 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 42,404 RELX PLC ordinary shares of 14 ⁵¹/₁₁₆ pence each on the London Stock Exchange at a price of 1333.7451 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, RELX PLC holds 92,083,837 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,085,681,198 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 4 January 2016 RELX PLC has purchased 28,204,057 shares.

RELX NV announces that today, it purchased through J.P. Morgan Securities plc 31,504 RELX NV ordinary shares of €0.07 each on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange at a price of €14.3965 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, RELX NV holds 82,405,928 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 967,279,710 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 4 January 2016 RELX NV has purchased 25,292,534 shares.

 

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