Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8021E

Reed Elsevier PLC

12 February 2015

 

12 February 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) 118,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1181.5138p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 73,429,285 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,132,232,138 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 3,730,950 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 68,600 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €22.4666 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 43,458,344 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 653,987,684 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 2,159,800 shares.

 

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