Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2613P

Reed Elsevier PLC

22 October 2012

 



22 October 2012

ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV

Transactions in own shares

Reed Elsevier PLC announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 300,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 607.7085p per share.

The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,

Reed Elsevier PLC holds 49,021,639 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,206,986,575 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 300,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €10.3581 per share.

The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 31,586,587 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 693,562,300 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

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