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RelxAnnouncement

26/08/2015 17:20

RNS Number : 2162X
RELX PLC
26 August 2015
26 August 2015
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)89,850 RELX PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1020.6090p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, RELX PLC holds 89,560,985 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,117,391,489 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 RELX PLC has purchased 19,862,650 shares.
RELX NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc)80,000 RELX NV ordinary shares at a price of 13.3059 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.Following the above purchase, RELX NV holds 51,825,694 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 995,622,754 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 RELX NV has purchased 10,527,150 shares.

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