25th Apr 2008 16:53
Reed Elsevier PLC25 April 2008 25 April 2008 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 25 April 2008, it purchased 600,000 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 643.9324 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,Reed Elsevier PLC holds 33,596,298 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares intreasury, and has 1,100,917,429 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue(excluding treasury shares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 25 April 2008, it purchased 400,000 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of Euro12.2207 per share. The purchasedshares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, ReedElsevier NV holds 23,577,791 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 636,307,150 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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