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Reed Elsevier PLC17 January 2008 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer ofexisting shares to which voting rights are attached: Reed Elsevier Plc 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) Yes An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 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 Lloyds TSB Group Plcnotification obligation: Nominees (Jersey) Ltd 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if Perry Nominees Ltddifferent from 3): Boltro Nominees Ltd Ward Nominees Ltd Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd State Street Nominees Ltd 16th January 2008 5. Date of transaction (and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 17th January 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: Fallen below 4% 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: 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 shares voting shares rightsuse ISIN code rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect B2B0DG9 45,136,734 45,136,734 41,893,893 41,893,893 3.810 ORD GBP0.1444 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 41,893,893 3.810 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: 15,437,983 Shares are held by Nominees (Jersey) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 1,447,970 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 111,705 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 346,920 Shares are held by Ward Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 561,901 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a whollyowned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 23,987,414 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows InvestmentPartnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary ofLloyds TSB Group Plc. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: 13. Additional information: 14 Contact name: Central Disclosure Unit 15. Contact telephone name: +44 (0) 1444 418127 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicableFull name Margaret Woods, Assistant Company Secretary, Reed Elsevier PLC Contact address 1-3 Strand London WC2N 5JRPhone number & email +44 (0) 207 166 5613 [email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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