Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2023J

Reed Elsevier PLC

09 June 2014

 

9 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) 134,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 944.798p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 121,973,104 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,146,984,817 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 22,526,270 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 77,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €16.3394 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 73,936,361 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 662,093,469 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 13,041,168 shares.

 

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