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19/02/2015 17:10

RNS Number : 4067F
Reed Elsevier PLC
19 February 2015
19 February 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)122,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1178.9251p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 74,035,785 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,131,678,296 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 4,337,450 shares.
Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited)70,700 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of 22.4194 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 43,809,044 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 653,682,118 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 2,510,500 shares.

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