16th May 2006 17:03
Reed Elsevier PLC16 May 2006 16 May 2006 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 16 May 2006 it purchased 600,000 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 530.4855 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,Reed Elsevier PLC holds 16,758,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares intreasury, and has 1,264,474,043 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue(excluding treasury shares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 16 May 2006, it purchased 385,000 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €11.5315 per share. The purchasedshares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, ReedElsevier NV holds 10,726,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 734,203,336 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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