Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0276M

Reed Elsevier PLC

19 August 2013

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		Reed Elsevier PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			ü
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	See Schedule A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	15 August 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:	16 August 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	Below 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

(ISIN: GB00B2B0DG97)

37,188,891

35,438,891

2.9997%

ADRs

(ISIN: US7582052079)

492

1,968

0.0002%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

35,440,859

2.9999%

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

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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:	Marsha Watson
15. Contact telephone number:	0207 930 7077

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)	The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	333 South Hope Street, 55^th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071
Phone number & email	(213) 615-0469 & GRGroup@capgroup.com
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Christopher Aquino
Contact address	333 South Hope Street, 55^th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071
Phone number & email	(213) 615-0469 & GRGroup@capgroup.com
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Fax: (213) 615-4056

C: Additional information
Due to a company reorganization, Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") and Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") will no longer report relevant holdings separately. With effect from 1 September 2012, the holdings under management will be reported in aggregate by the group's parent company, The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.