Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7836P

Reed Elsevier PLC

21 August 2014

 

21 August 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) 117,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 980.0013p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 126,951,635 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,142,736,936 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 27,504,801 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 68,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €17.1823 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 74,318,194 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 662,164,913 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 15,923,001 shares.

 

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