Holding(s) in Company

Reed International PLC
26 March 2002


Disclosure of Interest in Voting Shares

Pursuant to Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) a notification dated
22 March 2002 was received today from Legal & General Investment Management
Limited in which they advised that, as at 21 March 2002, Legal & General held
38,173,433 ordinary shares in Reed International P.L.C. This represents an
interest of 3.01% in the issued share capital of the Company.



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