4 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 597.9909p per share.
The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,
Reed Elsevier PLC holds 35,096,298 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,218,975,479 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 €10.4618 per share.
The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 24,472,791 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 700,134,537 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).