Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1426R

Reed Elsevier PLC

22 October 2013

 

22 October 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) 181,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 859.7975p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 96,301,684 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,170,053,315 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2013 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 38,816,770 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 105,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €14.7638 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 59,075,493 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 674,087,685 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2013 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 22,462,406 shares.

 

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