Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8415C

Reed Elsevier PLC

20 March 2014

 

20 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 912.4508p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 110,664,104 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,157,388,007 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 11,217,270 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 €15.3989 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 67,395,361 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 667,786,559 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 6,500,168 shares.

 

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