Holding(s) in Company
Reed Elsevier PLC
11 March 2008
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
Reed Elsevier PLC
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of
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):
Baillie Gifford & Co
3. Full name of person(s) subject to
notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if
different from 3):
10 March 2008
5. Date of transaction (and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):
11 March 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
5%
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
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 use shares voting shares rights
ISIN code rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary Share 52,197,894 Below 5% 52,352,292 52,352,292 5.00
GB00B2B0DG97
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)
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
52,352,292 5.00
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:
In the narrative below, the figures in ( ) indicate the amount of voting rights and the percentage held by each
controlled undertaking where relevant.
Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent undertaking of an investment management group.
Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (4327777; 0.4%) is also a discretionary
investment manager.
Its wholly-owned direct subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (13118788; 1.3%) is a life assurance
company which procures discretionary investment management services from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its own
account shareholdings.
Its wholly-owned indirect (via Baillie Gifford Life Limited) subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited
(1800593; 0.2%) is an OEIC Authorised Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated its discretionary
investment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder: N/A
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: Scott Russell
Chris Hill
15. Contact telephone name: 0131 275 2106
0131 275 2147
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name Marsha Watson, Secretarial Assistant, Reed Elsevier
PLC
Contact address 1-3 Strand
London WC2N 5JR
Phone number & email +44 (0) 207 930 7077
marsha.watson@reedelsevier.com
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