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28/01/2015 17:00

RNS Number : 4267D
Reed Elsevier PLC
28 January 2015
28 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)120,900 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1142.1092p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 72,104,485 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,133,447,182 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 2,406,150 shares.
Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited)70,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of 21.4326 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 42,691,444 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 654,665,854 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 1,392,900 shares.

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