Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4049L

Reed Elsevier PLC

03 September 2012

 



3 September 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) 450,000  Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 596.8794p per share.

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

Reed Elsevier PLC holds 34,646,298 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,219,681,002 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 260,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €10.4776  per share.

The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 24,212,791 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 700,372,078 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

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