17th Jan 2007 17:58
Reed Elsevier PLC17 January 2007 17 January 2007 ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC Disclosure of Interest in Voting Shares of Reed Elsevier PLC Reed Elsevier PLC received today a notification dated 16 January 2007, inaccordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended), that theinterest of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. and certain of its affiliates inthe ordinary shares of Reed Elsevier PLC is 104,787,120, representing 8.27% ofthe Company's current issued share capital, of which 54,325,096 shares,representing 4.28% of the Company's share capital are held by Capital GuardianTrust Company. Capital International Limited no longer has a notifiableinterest. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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