24th May 2006 17:08
Reed Elsevier PLC24 May 2006 24 May 2006 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 24 May 2006 it purchased 400,000 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 509.0784 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Reed Elsevier PLC currentlyholds 18,103,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in treasury, and has1,263,269,136 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasuryshares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 24 May 2006, it purchased 260,000 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €11.1488 per share. The purchasedshares will be held as treasury shares. Reed Elsevier NV currently holds11,771,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has 733,184,773Reed 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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