Holding(s) in Company

Reed Elsevier PLC
4 February 2004

To: RNS

Disclosure of Interest in Voting Shares of Reed Elsevier PLC

I am writing to inform you that we received yesterday a notification dated 3
February 2004, in accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as
amended), that Prudential plc and all of its subsidiary companies no longer has
a notifiable interest in the Company's current issued share capital.


From:     L DIXON
          Deputy Secretary
          Reed Elsevier PLC
 



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