Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing by Reed Elsevier PLC (RELX PLC) and Reed Elsevier NV covers the period ending November 12, 2013. The registrant is a foreign private issuer filing under Rule 13a-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The filing serves to report specific corporate transactions rather than providing a comprehensive financial statement for a fiscal quarter or year.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide a clear value for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This document is a procedural report regarding share transactions and does not contain financial performance data.
Material Changes
The filing discloses two specific transactions in the company's own shares:
- Transaction in Own Shares dated November 11, 2013.
- Transaction in Own Shares dated November 12, 2013.
No other material changes to operations or financial position are detailed in this specific text.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing text does not provide a clear value for management guidance, future outlook, risk factors, contingencies, or unusual items. The document is limited to the disclosure of the share transactions listed in the exhibit index.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the specific volume and price of the share transactions on November 11 and November 12, 2013, by reviewing the attached exhibits (Exhibit 99).
- Confirm the impact of these transactions on the company's total share count and treasury stock holdings.
- Check subsequent filings for the full financial results of the period, as this Form 6-K does not contain them.