20th Feb 2006 17:30
Reed Elsevier PLC20 February 2006 20 February 2006 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 20 February 2006 it purchased 800,000 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 522.947 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,Reed Elsevier PLC holds 800,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in treasury,and has 1,276,514,546 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue (excludingtreasury shares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 20 February 2006, it purchased 500,000 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €11.364 per share. The purchasedshares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, ReedElsevier NV holds 500,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, and has741,525,052 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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