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Reed Elsevier PLC09 May 2007 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Reed Elsevier PLCexisting shares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisitionof shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification Fidelity International Limited (FIL)obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from See attached schedule3): 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 4 May 2007threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 9 May 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares triggering transaction Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of votingIf possible use shares voting rights shares rightsISIN code 62,235,229 62,235,229 Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ISIN 64,459,729 5.05% GB0007308355 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of votinginstrument period/date that may be acquired rights (if the instrument exercised/converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 64,459,729 5.05% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable:See attached schedule Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease 2,224,500to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold 4 May 2007voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14 Contact name: Margaret Woods, Assistant Secretary, Reed Elsevier PLC15. Contact telephone name: 020 7166 5613 FIL ATTACHMENT Issuer name: REED ELSEVIER PLC Current ownership percentage: 5.05% Total shares held: 64,459,729 Issued share capital: 1,275,120,435 SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT COMPANY 66,700 STATE STREET HONG KONG FIA(K)L 169,000 STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S FPM 76,500 STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S FIL 2,140,000 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FPM 284,600 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FIL 122,100 NORTHERN TRUST CO FIL 31,200 NORDDEUTSCHE LANDERSBANK FIL 106,100 NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING FIJ 253,700 MELLON BANK FPM 204,200 MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN FIJ 461,900 JPMORGAN BOURNEMOUTH FIL 1,911,705 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FPM 30,958,840 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FISL 18,695,464 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FIL 2,920,684 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FII 434,800 HSBC BANK PLC FPM 19,900 DEXIA PRIVATBANL FPM 38,100 CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S FPM 4,500 CDC FINANCE FIGEST 168,400 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO FIL 63,830 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO FIJ 280,930 BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX FIL 280,300 BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C) FIL 577,507 BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK FIM HK 3,585,700 BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN FII 623,069 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS FPM Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for variousdirect and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund Management Limited(FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST),Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), Fidelity InvestmentsManagement (Hong Kong) Limited,(FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM),Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII),investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutionalclients. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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