Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9059U

Reed Elsevier PLC

04 January 2013

 



4 January 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) 225,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 657.3333p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 58,184,914 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,199,499,278 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).   Since 2 January 2013 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 700,000 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 130,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €11.4708 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 37,020,087 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 689,067,420 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  Since 2 January 2013 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 407,000 shares.

 

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