Holding(s) in Company

Reed Elsevier PLC
11 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)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                         YES


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                      8 May 2007
threshold is crossed or reached if different):


6. Date on which issuer notified:                                  9 May 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                        5%


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 rights shares                                 rights
use ISIN code

                             63,793,840    Indirect      Direct     Indirect      Direct     Indirect
Ordinary       63,793,840                  58,093,840               58,093,840               4.5559%
Shares
                                                         

                                                                    



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
58,093,840                                           4.5559%




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 8 May 2007



Reed Elsevier PLC                                      Number of     Percent of
                                                       Shares        Outstanding


Capital Group International, Inc. ('CG11') holdings     58,093,840    4.556%

Holdings by CG11 Management Companies and Funds

Capital Guardian Trust Company                          34,867,528    2.734%
Capital International Limited                           18,718,737    1.468%
Capital International S.A.                               4,279,700    0.336%
Capital International, Inc.                                227,875    0.018%




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