Transaction in Own Shares

Reed Elsevier PLC 06 March 2006 6 March 2006 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 6 March 2006 it purchased 270,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 516.9483 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 3,420,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,274,199,346 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 6 March 2006, it purchased 175,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €11.3019 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 2,115,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has 740,192,710 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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