Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4656N

Reed Elsevier PLC

06 September 2013

 

6 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) 444,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 804.8385p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 89,923,684 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,175,814,843 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2013 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 32,438,770 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 256,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €14.1161 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 55,386,493 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 677,232,510 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2013 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 18,773,406 shares.

 

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