26th Apr 2006 17:14
Reed Elsevier PLC26 April 2006 26 April 2006 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 26 April 2006 it purchased 368,000 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 552.3071 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,Reed Elsevier PLC holds 10,889,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares intreasury, and has 1,270,035,718 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue(excluding treasury shares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 26 April 2006, it purchased 230,000 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €11.8577 per share. The purchasedshares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, ReedElsevier NV holds 7,476,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 737,266,060 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasuryshares). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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