Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1403X

Reed Elsevier PLC

19 June 2008

 



19 June 2008

ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV

Transactions in own shares

Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 19 June 2008, it purchased 300,000 Reed

Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 584.7797 pence per share. The

purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,

Reed Elsevier PLC holds 34,196,298 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in

treasury, and has 1,101,268,697 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue

(excluding treasury shares).

Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 19 June 2008, it purchased 200,000 Reed

Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of Euro10.8902 per share. The purchased

shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed

Elsevier NV holds 23,952,791 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, and

has 636,489,834 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury

shares).

 

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