Holding(s) in Company

Reed Elsevier PLC
21 April 2004



Letter to RNS



            Disclosure of Interest in Voting Shares of Reed Elsevier PLC

I am writing to inform you that we received today a notification dated 20 April
2004, in accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended), that
the interest of The Capital Group Companies, Inc and its affiliates, in the 
ordinary shares of Reed Elsevier PLC is 96,955,447 shares, representing 7.62% of
the Company's current issued share capital.



Letter from Reed Elsevier



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