Holding(s) in Company

Reed Elsevier PLC
04 May 2007



TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of         Reed Elsevier PLC
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                           x

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition
of 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    Capital Group International, Inc.
obligation:


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3):


5. Date of transaction (and date on which the        2 May 2007
threshold is crossed or reached if different):


6. Date on which issuer notified:                    3 May 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:      6%




8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares        triggering transaction
              Number of    Number of    Number of    Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting
If possible   shares       voting       shares                                rights
use ISIN code              rights

                           81,307,584
              81,307,584                76,341,940
Ordinary
Shares
                                                     Direct      Indirect     Direct       Indirect

                                                                 76,341,940                5.987%





B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
instrument                                period/date          that may be acquired  rights
                                                               (if the instrument
                                                               exercised/converted)


N/A




Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights
76,341,940                                           5.987%






9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:



13. Additional information:


14 Contact name:                           Margaret Woods, Assistant Secretary
                                           Reed Elsevier PLC

15. Contact telephone name:                020 7166 5613



Attachment
As of 2 May 2007

Reed Elsevier PLC                                     number of    Percent of
                                                      Shares       Outstanding

Capital Group International, Inc. ('CG11') holdings   76,341,940   5.987%

Holdings by CG11 Management Companies and Funds

Capital Guardian Trust Company                        45,158,428   3.542%
Capital International Limited                         25,100,937   1.969%
Capital International S.A.                            5,737,100    0.450%
Capital International, Inc.                             345,475    0.027%



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