5 Sep 2016 17:20
5 September 2016
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ISSUED ON BEHALF OF RELX PLC AND RELX NV
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Transactions in own shares
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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 88,186,246Â 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.
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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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