27 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) 650,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 597.7972p per share.
The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,
Reed Elsevier PLC holds 41,744,639 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,213,813,999 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 175,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €10.5233 per share.
The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 27,564,087 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 697,372,293 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).