Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4178J

Reed Elsevier PLC

11 June 2014

 

11 June 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) 133,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 948.4814p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 122,241,104 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,146,731,735 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 22,794,270 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 77,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €16.4904 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 74,091,361 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 661,957,302 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 13,196,168 shares.

 

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