Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4008I

Reed Elsevier PLC

29 May 2014

 

29 May 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) 135,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 949.9824p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 121,039,104 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,147,693,344 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 21,592,270 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 78,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €16.2787 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 73,395,861 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 662,313,914 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 12,500,668 shares.

 

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