Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5634N

Reed Elsevier PLC

18 May 2015

 

18 May 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) 85,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1100.0515p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 82,451,285 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,123,814,205 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 12,752,950 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 40,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €22.00 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 48,206,344 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 649,835,644 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 6,907,800 shares.

 

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