Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5591Q

Reed Elsevier PLC

01 September 2014

 

1 September 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 UBS Limited) 116,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 990.3311p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 127,651,435 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,142,137,778 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 28,204,601 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 67,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €17.4773 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 74,722,494 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 661,795,142 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 16,327,301 shares.

 

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