Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0783S

Reed Elsevier PLC

18 September 2014

 

18 September 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 UBS Limited) 110,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1002.1721p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 129,148,935 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,140,738,385 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 29,702,101 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 63,750 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €17.8702 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 75,589,744 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 660,999,790 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 17,194,551 shares.

 

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