18th May 2006 16:58
Reed Elsevier PLC18 May 2006 18 May 2006 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 18 May 2006 it purchased 720,000 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 516.0345 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Reed Elsevier PLC currentlyholds 17,478,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in treasury, and has1,263,836,431 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasuryshares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 18 May 2006, it purchased 470,000 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €11.3021 per share. The purchasedshares will be held as treasury shares. Reed Elsevier NV currently holds11,361,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has 733,587,978Reed 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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