Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0739C

Reed Elsevier PLC

13 January 2015

 

13 January 2015

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) 128,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1108.7077p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 70,733,335 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,134,730,161 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 1,035,000 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 74,100 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €19.9922 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 41,897,544 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 655,330,267 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 599,000 shares.

 

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