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29/10/2014 07:29

RNS Number : 2239T
Reed Elsevier PLC
01 October 2014
01 October 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)110,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 981.7722p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 130,138,935 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,139,799,525 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 30,692,101 shares.
Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited)63,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of 17.8282 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 76,163,744 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 660,464,054 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 17,768,551 shares.

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