4th May 2006 17:06
Reed Elsevier PLC04 May 2006 4 May 2006 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 4 May 2006 it purchased 510,000 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 539.0098 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,Reed Elsevier PLC holds 13,959,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares intreasury, and has 1,267,111,566 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue(excluding treasury shares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 4 May 2006, it purchased 340,000 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €11.701 per share. The purchasedshares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, ReedElsevier NV holds 9,096,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 735,741,546 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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