Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 3751Q

RELX PLC

26 February 2016

 

26 February 2016

ISSUED ON BEHALF OF RELX PLC AND RELX NV

Transactions in own shares

RELX PLC announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 202,000 RELX PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1251.9862p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, RELX PLC holds 68,877,880 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,107,391,022 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 4 January 2016 RELX PLC has purchased 4,998,100 shares.

RELX NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 180,000 RELX NV ordinary shares at a price of €15.1528 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, RELX NV holds 61,564,094 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 986,840,667 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 4 January 2016 RELX NV has purchased 4,450,700 shares.

 

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