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17/11/2014 18:10

RNS Number : 2561X
Reed Elsevier PLC
17 November 2014
17 November 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)133,400 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1055.0628p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 133,167,835 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,137,013,083 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 33,721,001 shares.
Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited)77,200 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of 18.7084 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 77,413,444 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 659,476,975 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 19,518,251 shares.

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