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20/11/2014 07:00

RNS Number : 4967X
Reed Elsevier PLC
19 November 2014
19 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)131,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1064.8598p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 133,432,335 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,136,798,927 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 33,985,501 shares.
Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited)76,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of 18.8410 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 77,566,444 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 659,326,680 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 19,671,251 shares.

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