Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6515D

Reed Elsevier PLC

31 March 2014

 

31 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 919.4789p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 112,904,104 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,155,171,735 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 13,457,270 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 €15.6852 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 68,690,361 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 666,540,414 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 7,795,168 shares.

 

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