Highlights
Ø +3% underlying revenue growth; full year total £5,971m/€8,240m
Ø +5% underlying adjusted operating profit growth; full year total £1,822m/€2,514m
Ø Underlying revenue and adjusted operating profit growth across all four business areas
Ø +8% adjusted EPS growth constant currency; +7% to 60.5p (56.3p); +20% to €0.835 (€0.698)
Ø Reported EPS for RELX PLC 46.4p (43.0p); RELX NV €0.682 (€0.568)
Ø Proposed full year dividend growth: +14% to 29.7p for RELX PLC; +5% to €0.403 for RELX NV
Ø Strong financial position & cash flow; leverage 2.2x EBITDA, pension & lease adjusted (1.8x unadjusted)
Ø £500m of share buybacks completed in 2015; announcing total of £700m for 2016
