Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4067F

Reed Elsevier PLC

19 February 2015

 

19 February 2015

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) 122,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1178.9251p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 74,035,785 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,131,678,296 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 4,337,450 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 70,700 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €22.4194 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 43,809,044 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 653,682,118 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 2,510,500 shares.

 

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