Reed Elsevier PLC

Holdings in Company

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		Reed Elsevier PLC

Date: 08/19/2013	By:	/s/A.McCUlloch
	Name:	A.McCUlloch
	Title:	Deputy Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description

99		Holdings in Company 08/19/2013

EX-99 2 exhibit1.htm EX-99 Exhibit EX-99


For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
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 shares^xxii
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		333 South Hope Street, 55^th Floor
(registered office for legal entities)		Los Angeles, California 90071
		(213) 615-0469 &
Phone number & email		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.*

Schedule A

As of 15 August 2013

Reed Elsevier PLC


	Number of		Percent of
	SharesOutstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (“CG”) holdings		35,440,859		2.9999	%

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

• Capital Guardian Trust Company 1,968 0.0002%

• Capital Research and Management Company 35,438,891 2.9997%

Reed Elsevier PLC ———————————————————————————————————
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

1-3 Strand London WC2N 5JR
——————————————————————————————————— (Address of principal executive office)

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