Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9791J

Reed Elsevier PLC

18 June 2014

 

18 June 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) 131,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 953.3112p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 122,902,104 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,146,125,236 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 23,455,270 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 76,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €16.7664 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 74,474,361 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 661,665,832 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 13,579,168 shares.

 

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