Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 3856R

Reed Elsevier PLC

16 November 2012

 



16 November 2012

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) 610,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 607.3358p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 52,501,664 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,203,868,389 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).   Since 3 September 2012 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 18,305,366 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 415,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €10.5088 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 33,547,587 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 691,685,978 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  Since 3 September 2012 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 9,594,796 shares.

 

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