23 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) 404,025 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 601.5656p per share.
The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,
Reed Elsevier PLC holds 49,425,664 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,206,586,948 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 229,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €10.2573 per share.
The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 31,815,587 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 693,336,432 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).