6th Sep 2007 17:06
Reed Elsevier PLC06 September 2007 6 September 2007 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 6 September 2007, it purchased 400,000 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 594.9614 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,Reed Elsevier PLC holds 34,303,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares intreasury, and has 1,269,778,474 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue(excluding treasury shares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 6 September 2007, it purchased 250,000 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of Euro13.1326 per share. The purchasedshares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, ReedElsevier NV holds 25,301,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 734,229,604 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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