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28/01/2015 01:52

RNS Number : 6809C
Reed Elsevier PLC
20 January 2015
20 January 2015
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)126,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1115.4048p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 71,369,085 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,134,119,665 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 1,670,750 shares.
Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited)73,250 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of 20.5713 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 42,265,744 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 655,006,410 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 967,200 shares.

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