5 February 2014
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV
Transactions in own shares
Reed Elsevier PLC announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 207,200 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 881.8735p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 103,837,594 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,163,567,073 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 4,390,760 shares.
Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 120,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €15.1312 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 63,440,193 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 671,262,944 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 2,545,000 shares.