12th Jun 2006 16:56
Reed Elsevier PLC12 June 2006 12 June 2006 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 12 June 2006 it purchased 400,000 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 528.353 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Reed Elsevier PLC currentlyholds 19,293,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in treasury, and has1,262,173,197 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasuryshares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 12 June, it purchased 200,000 Reed ElsevierNV ordinary shares at a price of €11.5739 per share. The purchased shares willbe held as treasury shares. Reed Elsevier NV currently holds 12,531,500 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has 732,496,064 Reed Elsevier NVordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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