Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5116G

Reed Elsevier PLC

06 June 2013

 

6 June 2013

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) 170,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 732.3287p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 77,093,214 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,187,098,402 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2013 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 19,608,300 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 100,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €12.5594 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 47,961,406 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 682,687,752 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2013 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 11,348,319 shares.

 

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