Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1565N

Reed Elsevier PLC

03 September 2013

 

3 September 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 UBS Limited) 490,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 799.0719p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 88,849,684 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,176,840,314 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2013 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 31,364,770 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 283,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €13.89 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 54,764,493 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 677,594,406 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2013 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 18,151,406 shares.

 

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