13th Jun 2006 17:00
Reed Elsevier PLC13 June 2006 13 June 2006 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 13 June 2006 it purchased 600,000 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 519.3476 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Reed Elsevier PLC currentlyholds 19,893,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in treasury, and has1,261,573,491 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasuryshares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 13 June 2006, it purchased 300,000 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €11.3954 per share. The purchasedshares will be held as treasury shares. Reed Elsevier NV currently holds12,831,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has 732,196,064Reed Elsevier NV ordinary 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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