10th Aug 2007 17:01
Reed Elsevier PLC10 August 2007 10 August 2007 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 10 August 2007, it purchased 1,000,000 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 600.2102 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,Reed Elsevier PLC holds 24,588,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares intreasury, and has 1,279,354,954 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue(excluding treasury shares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 10 August 2007, it purchased 1,000,000 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of Euro13.0309 per share. The purchasedshares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, ReedElsevier NV holds 16,916,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 742,572,680 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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