17th Aug 2007 15:53
Reed Elsevier PLC17 August 2007 17 August 2007 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 17 August 2007, it purchased 825,000 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 570.7801 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,Reed Elsevier PLC holds 27,713,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares intreasury, and has 1,276,260,062 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue(excluding treasury shares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 17 August 2007, it purchased 825,000 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of Euro12.4012 per share. The purchasedshares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, ReedElsevier NV holds 20,041,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 739,449,453 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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