Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0607Z

Reed Elsevier PLC

31 January 2014

 

31 January 2014

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) 198,600 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 882.8554p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 103,233,194 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,164,138,126 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 3,786,360 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 115,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €15.2332 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 63,090,193 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 671,585,494 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 2,195,000 shares.

 

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