Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6646Y

Reed Elsevier PLC

02 December 2014

 

2 December 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) 141,400 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1111.8137p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 134,698,335 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,135,626,471 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 35,251,501 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 81,800 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €19.8032 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 81,298,544 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 655,720,351 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 20,403,351 shares.

 

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