Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7413R

Reed Elsevier PLC

21 November 2012

 



21 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) 396,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 607.9669p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 53,975,664 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,202,427,279 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).   Since 3 September 2012 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 19,779,366 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 233,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €10.512 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 34,237,587 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 691,003,533 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).  Since 3 September 2012 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 10,284,796 shares.

 

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