12th May 2006 17:11
Reed Elsevier PLC12 May 2006 12 May 2006 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 12 May 2006 it purchased 576,000 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 529.5097 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,Reed Elsevier PLC holds 15,767,500 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares intreasury, and has 1,265,438,387 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue(excluding treasury shares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 12 May 2006, it purchased 360,000 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €11.5773 per share. The purchasedshares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, ReedElsevier NV holds 10,086,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 734,823,975 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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