Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8359B

Reed Elsevier PLC

09 January 2015

 



9 January 2015

ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV

Transactions in own shares

Reed Elsevier PLC announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 128,800 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1094.0538p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 70,476,735 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,134,966,703 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 778,400 shares.

Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited) 74,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €19.7074 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 41,748,944 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 655,464,933 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 450,400 shares.

 

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