Transaction in Own Shares

Reed Elsevier PLC 13 August 2007 13 August 2007 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 13 August 2007, it purchased 900,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 598.9198 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 25,488,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,278,454,954 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 13 August 2007, it purchased 900,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of Euro12.9687per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 17,816,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has 741,673,180 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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