Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8849Q

Reed Elsevier PLC

22 June 2015

 

22 June 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) 42,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1070.7050p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 84,737,285 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,121,653,243 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 15,038,950 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 20,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €21.8254 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 49,280,344 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 648,863,869 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 7,981,800 shares.

 

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