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18/11/2014 18:10

RNS Number : 3794X
Reed Elsevier PLC
18 November 2014
18 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)133,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1066.6859p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 133,300,835 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,136,883,427 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 33,854,001 shares.
Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited)77,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of 18.8943 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 77,490,444 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 659,400,430 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 19,595,251 shares.

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