Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1511S

Reed Elsevier PLC

27 November 2012

 



27 November 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 UBS Limited) 425,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 626.4605p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 55,062,664 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,201,389,690 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).   Since 3 September 2012 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 20,866,366 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 383,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €10.8632 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 35,094,587 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 690,178,694 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  Since 3 September 2012 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 11,141,796 shares.

 

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