23rd Aug 2007 17:04
Reed Elsevier PLC23 August 2007 23 August 2007 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 23 August 2007, it purchased 750,000 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 590.4023 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,Reed Elsevier PLC holds 30,013,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares intreasury, and has 1,273,991,173 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue(excluding treasury shares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 23 August 2007, it purchased 750,000 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of Euro13.0403 per share. The purchasedshares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, ReedElsevier NV holds 22,341,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 737,163,244 Reed 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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