5th May 2006 16:56
Reed Elsevier PLC05 May 2006 5 May 2006 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 5 May 2006 it purchased 450,000 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 545.8221 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,Reed Elsevier PLC holds 14,409,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares intreasury, and has 1,266,727,458 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue(excluding treasury shares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 5 May 2006, it purchased 300,000 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €11.8198 per share. The purchasedshares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, ReedElsevier NV holds 9,396,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 735,441,546 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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