Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2489G

Reed Elsevier PLC

02 May 2014

 

2 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) 632,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 876.0498p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 116,968,104 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,151,167,599 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 17,521,270 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through J.P. Morgan Securities plc) 366,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €14.8522 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 71,040,361 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 664,283,881 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 10,145,168 shares.

 

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