28th Feb 2006 17:12
Reed Elsevier PLC28 February 2006 28 February 2006 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 28 February 2006 it purchased 400,000 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 516.6006 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,Reed Elsevier PLC holds 2,200,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in treasury,and has 1,275,301,063 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue (excludingtreasury shares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 28 February 2006, it purchased 230,000 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €11.3616 per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,Reed Elsevier NV holds 1,380,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury,and has 740,791,176 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in issue (excludingtreasury shares). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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