Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9493C

Reed Elsevier PLC

21 March 2014

 



21 March 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) 320,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 915.7463p per share.

The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 110,984,104 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,157,072,600 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 11,537,270 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 185,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €15.4304 per share.

The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 67,580,361 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 667,604,574 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 6,685,168 shares.

 

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