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19/03/2015 17:20

RNS Number : 9608H
Reed Elsevier PLC
19 March 2015
19 March 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)97,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 1173.342p per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier PLC holds 78,378,285 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 1,127,419,412 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier PLC has purchased 8,679,950 shares.
Reed Elsevier NV announces that today, it purchased (through UBS Limited)56,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of 23.5129 per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.Following the above purchase, Reed Elsevier NV holds 46,317,344 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 651,341,682 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Since 2 January 2015 Reed Elsevier NV has purchased 5,018,800 shares.

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