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Reed Elsevier PLC
31 July 2014 
 
31 July 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 UBS Limited)
192,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 953.2707p per share.
The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above
purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 124,338,135 ordinary shares in treasury, and
has 1,144,741,619 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since
2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 24,891,301 shares. 
 
Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited)
111,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of E16.8138 per share. The
purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.  Following the above
purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 75,305,194 ordinary shares in treasury, and
has 661,119,553 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2
January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 14,410,001 shares. 
 
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