31st May 2006 16:53
Reed Elsevier PLC31 May 2006 31 May 2006 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 31 May 2006 it purchased 200,000 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 521.1875 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Reed Elsevier PLC currentlyholds 18,503,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in treasury, and has1,262,870,464 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasuryshares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 31 May, it purchased 300,000 Reed Elsevier NVordinary shares at a price of €11.3617 per share. The purchased shares will beheld as treasury shares. Reed Elsevier NV currently holds 12,201,500 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has 732,800,390 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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