Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5176Z

Reed Elsevier PLC

06 February 2014

 

6 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) 172,700 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 882.4564p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 104,010,294 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,163,394,373 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 4,563,460 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 100,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €15.1347 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 63,540,193 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 671,168,865 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 2,645,000 shares.

 

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