Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 3578M

Reed Elsevier PLC

14 September 2012

 



14 September 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 J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 150,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 600.168p per share.

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

Reed Elsevier PLC holds 37,084,298 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,217,389,672 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 350,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €10.4249 per share.

The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 25,845,810 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 698,890,565 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

 

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