-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, PXiEJM2zJIxyDfBCT98K22gA9e5iNxSFXu3OzzC/wlyMdg53vFMvfgKzBizkdaaR vegM9Dy6tx5MB07KXTbgag== 0000728612-08-000023.txt : 20080215 0000728612-08-000023.hdr.sgml : 20080215 20080214205043 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000728612-08-000023 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080215 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: REED ELSEVIER NV CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000874243 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 8880 [8880] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-82173 FILM NUMBER: 08620610 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SARA BURGERHARSTRAAT 25 STREET 2: 1055 KV AMSTERDAM CITY: THE NETHERLANDS STATE: X0 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126577321 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: SARA BURGERHARTSTRAAT 25 STREET 2: 1055 KV AMSTERDAM CITY: THE NETHERLANDS STATE: X0 ZIP: 00000 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER & SMITH INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000728612 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER STREET 2: NORTH TOWER CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10080 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126702273 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER STREET 2: NORTH TOWER CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10080 SC 13G 1 reedelseviernv13g.txt REED ELSEVIER NV 13G AS OF 12/31/2007 -------------------------- OMB APPROVAL -------------------------- OMB Number: 3235-0145 UNITED STATES Expires: February 28, 2009 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Estimated average burden Washington, D.C. 20549 hours per response... 10.4 -------------------------- SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.) Reed Elsevier NV - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issue) COMMON STOCK - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 7582041011 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2007 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [X ] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). ____________________________________________________________________________ 1 This Schedule 13G reports all of the ordinary shares held by the filers, including ordinary shares held in the form of American Depository Shares. The CUSIP number reported is for the American Depository Shares. CUSIP No. 758204101 13G _____________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. (MERRILL LYNCH) _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [ ] _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY _____________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware _____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES Disclaimed (See #9 below) _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY Disclaimed (See #9 below) _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING Disclaimed (See #9 below) ______________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH Disclaimed (See #9 below) _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. disclaims beneficial ownership in all shares of Reed Elsevier NV, held by Merrill Lynch International, First Republic Investment Management, INC., Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Co., FSB and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. _____________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] _____________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) Disclaimed (See #9 above) _____________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, CO _____________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No. 758204101 13G _____________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Merrill Lynch International _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [_] _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION England ____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 418,499 _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 418,499 ______________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 418,499 _____________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] _____________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) .05% _____________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* BD _____________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP NO. 758204101 13G _____________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [_] _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 40,025,764 _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 40,025,764 ______________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 40,025,764 _____________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] _____________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 6.08% _____________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* BD, IA _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No. 758204101 13G _____________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) First Republic Investment Management, Inc. _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [_] _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California ____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 406 _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 406 ______________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 406 _____________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] _____________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) .00% _____________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA CUSIP No. 758204101 13G _____________________________________________________________________________ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Co., FSB _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_] (b) [_] _____________________________________________________________________________ 3. SEC USE ONLY ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New Jersey ____________________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 2,596 _________________________________________________________________ BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 0 _________________________________________________________________ EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 2,596 ______________________________________________________________ PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 0 _____________________________________________________________________________ 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,596 _____________________________________________________________________________ 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [_] _____________________________________________________________________________ 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) .00% _____________________________________________________________________________ 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* BK Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Reed Elsevier NV. _____________________________________________________________________________ Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: Radarweg 29 1043 NX Amsterdam, The Netherlands _____________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. (ML&CO.,INC) MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL (MLI) Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (MLPF&S) FIRST REPUBLIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC (FRIM) MERRILL LYNCH BANK & TRUST CO., FSB (MLB&T,FSB) ___________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence: MERRILL LYNCH & CO. INC. MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL FOUR WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER 2 KING EDWARD STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORY 10080 LONDON EC1A 1HQ, ENGLAND Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Four World Financial Center New York, New York 10080 Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Co., FSB C/O Merrill Lynch 4 World Financial Center 250 Vesey Street, 12th Floor New York, NY 10281 _____________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(c). Citizenship: SEE ITEM 4 OF COVER PAGES _____________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: COMMON STOCK _____________________________________________________________________________ Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 758204101 _____________________________________________________________________________ Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: ML & Co. is a parent holding company in accordance with Rule13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) MLI, a London-based broker-dealer in securities, is a member of the International Securities Markets Association and its activities are regulated by the U.K. Securities and Futures Authority Limited and the London Stock Exchange. MLI is eligible to file this statement of beneficial ownership on Schedule 13G pursuant to a November 24, 1993 no-action letter from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation Finance (1993 SEC No-Act. LEXIS 1121 (November 24, 1993)). Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith is a: (a) [X] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act. (e) [X] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E) CUSIP No. 758204101 13G Item 4. Ownership. Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 40,447,265 Shares Common Stock (b) Percent of class: 6.15% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: SEE ITEM 5 OF COVER PAGES (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: SEE ITEM 6 OF COVER PAGES (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: SEE ITEM 7 OF COVER PAGES (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of SEE ITEM 8 OF COVER PAGE _____________________________________________________________________________ Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ] ______________________________________________________________________________ Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. NOT APPLICABLE ______________________________________________________________________________ Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. MLI is a London-based broker-dealer in securities which provides its customers with general investment banking, advisory, dealing and corporate finance services, organized under the laws of England and Wales. MLI is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ML & Co. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, a US Broker/Dealer, and Investment Advisor, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. First Republic Investment Management, Inc., a registered Investment Advisor, is a wholly owned subsidiary of ML&Co., Inc. Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Co., FSB, a Federal Savings Bank, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. ______________________________________________________________________________ Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. NOT APPLICABLE ______________________________________________________________________________ Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. NOT APPLICABLE ______________________________________________________________________________ CUSIP No. 594972408 13G Item 10. Certifications. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. February 14, 2008 MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL By: /s/ Pia Thompson By: /s/ Andrew Briski - -------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Name: Pia Thompson Name: Andrew Briski Title: Assistant Secretary Title: Managing Director MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED By: /s/ Pia Thompson - ------------------------------- Name: Pia Thompson Title: Assistant Secretary FIRST REPUBLIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC MERRILL LYNCH BANK & TRUST CO., FSB By: /s/ Charles Christofilis By: /s/ Jennifer Marre - ------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Name: Charles Christofilis Name: Jennifer Marre Title: Chief Compliance Officer Title: First Vice President * Executed pursuant to a Power of Attorney, dated November 17, 1995, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. Schedule 13G Exhibit A Power of Attorney The undersigned, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (the "Corporation"), a corporation duly organized under the laws of Delaware, with its principal place of business at World Financial Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281 does hereby make, constitute and appoint Richard B. Alsop, Richard D. Kreuder, Andrea Lowenthal, Gregory T. Russo, or any individual from time to time elected or appointed as secretary or an assistant secretary of the Corporation, acting severally, each of whose address is Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., World Financial Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281, as its true and lawful attorneys- in-fact, for it and in its name, place and stead (i) to execute on behalf of the Corporation and cause to be filed and/or delivered, as required under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") and the regulations thereunder, any number, as appropriate, of original, copies, or electronic filings of the Securities and Exchange Commission Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G Beneficial Ownership Reports (together with any amendments and joint filing agreements under Rule 13d-1(f)(1) of the Act, as may be required thereto) to be filed and/or delivered with respect to any equity security (as defined in Rule 13d-1(d) under the Act) beneficially owned by the undersigned and which must be reported by the undersigned pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Act and the regulations thereunder, (ii) to execute on behalf of the Corporation and cause to be filed and/or delivered, any number, as appropriate, of original, copies or electronic filings of any forms (including without limitation), Securities and Exchange Commission Forms 3, 4 and 5) required to be filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Act and the regulations thereunder, and (iii) generally to take such other actions and perform such other things necessary to effectuate the foregoing as fully in a all respects as if the undersigned could do if personally present. This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until revoked, in writing, by the undersigned. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney, this 17th day of November 1995. MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. By: /s/ David H. Komansky ____________________________________________ Name: David H. Komansky Title: President and Chief Operating Officer -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----