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21/11/2014 17:20

RNS Number : 7436X
Reed Elsevier PLC
21 November 2014
21 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)132,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1057.7588p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 133,696,335 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,136,546,187 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 34,249,501 shares.
Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited)76,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of 18.7746 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 77,718,944 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 659,206,463 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2014 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 19,823,751 shares.

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