Recent Updates — RELX
Henry Udow, a person discharging managerial responsibilities at RELX PLC, exercised executive share options and sold the resulting ordinary shares on October 23, 2026. The transactions involved two tranches: 9,463 shares were acquired at £14.945 per share and sold for £30.19 each, while 9,990 shares were acquired at €16.7225 per share and sold for approximately €36.12 each. The sales included proceeds to fund exercise prices and meet personal tax obligations. RELX PLC operates in the information and analytics industry, providing content and analytics services.
RELX PLC reported strong underlying revenue growth of +7% for the first nine months of 2026, driven by a shift toward higher-growth analytics and decision tools. The company reaffirmed its full-year outlook, expecting continued strong underlying revenue growth with adjusted operating profit growth exceeding revenue growth. Key segments showed robust performance: Legal grew +10%, Scientific Technical & Medical +6%, Business Services +8%, and Exhibitions +4%. RELX operates as a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.
RELX PLC announced an irrevocable, non-discretionary programme to repurchase its ordinary shares between October 22, 2026, and December 2, 2026, with a total spend of £125 million. This follows the completion of a similar £125 million programme on October 21, 2026. Both initiatives are part of a broader £2.25 billion share buyback plan for 2026 previously announced in February. Additionally, the company cancelled 87 million ordinary shares held in treasury, leaving it with approximately 872,000 treasury shares and over 1.74 billion shares in issue. RELX PLC operates in the information and analytics industry, providing professional content and analytics services to businesses.
RELX PLC reports H1 2026 results with revenue of £4,871m, up 7% underlying growth. Adjusted operating profit rose 9% to £1,727m, and adjusted EPS was 68.6p. The company declared an interim dividend of 20.9p per share. RELX PLC is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools.