28th Mar 2006 17:16
Reed Elsevier PLC28 March 2006 28 March 2006 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV Transactions in own shares Reed Elsevier PLC announces that on 28 March 2006 it purchased 765,000 ReedElsevier PLC ordinary shares at a price of 561.0239 pence per share. Thepurchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase,Reed Elsevier PLC holds 9,089,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in treasury,and has 1,269,400,672 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares in issue (excludingtreasury shares). Reed Elsevier NV announces that on 28 March 2006 it purchased 500,000 ReedElsevier NV ordinary shares at a price of €12.0785 per share. The purchasedshares will be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase, ReedElsevier NV holds 5,921,500 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares in treasury, andhas 738,042,143 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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