Holding(s) in Company

Reed International PLC
1 March 2002


                 Disclosure of Interest in Voting Shares 

Pursuant to Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) a notification was 
received on 28 February 2002 from Fidelity Investments in which they advised 
that, as at 27 February 2002, FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect 
subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect 
subsidiaries, held 39,500,566 ordinary shares in Reed International P.L.C. This 
represents an interest of 3.12% in the issued share capital of the Company.



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