30th Mar 2006 17:11
Reed Elsevier PLC30 March 2006 30 March 2006 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 30 March 2006 it purchased 382,500 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 559.2074 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,Reed Elsevier PLC holds 9,471,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in treasury,and has 1,269,430,483 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue (excludingtreasury shares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 30 March 2006, it purchased 250,000 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €11.9991 per share. The purchasedshares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, ReedElsevier NV holds 6,171,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 738,022,526 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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