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

    ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC

    Results of Annual General Meeting 2008

The Annual General Meeting of Reed Elsevier PLC was held on Wednesday 23 April 2008.

The table below displays the results of the poll on all 13 resolutions. Each shareholder, present in person or by proxy was entitled to one vote per share held.

                                         
RESOLUTION   FOR*   %   AGAINST   %   WITHHELD**
1. Receipt of
    765,309,358       99.31       5,352,763       0.69       14,585,115  
Financial statements
                                       
2. Directors Remuneration Report
    665,853,04586.18               106,745,00513.82               12,661,522  
3. Declaration of final dividend
    784,548,961       100.00       3,141       0.00       709,282  
4. Re-appointment of auditors
    774,081,568       99.51       3,795,542       0.49       7,384,274  
5. Auditors’ remuneration
    781,536,341       99.60       3,162,564       0.40       561,181  

6. To re-elect as a director

                                                         
Sir Crispin Davis
    747,418,916       95.25       37,299,598               4.75               541,058  
7. To re-elect as a director Andrew Prozes
    780,900,65299.51               3,809,723       0.49               551,009          
8. To re-elect as a director Lisa Hook
    783,831,151       99.89       899,818       0.11               530,415          

9. To re-elect as a director

                                                 
Gerard van de Aast
    780,899,214       99.51       3,816,900       0.49               543,458  
10. Allotment of unissued shares 769,514,77598.06
            15,192,6721.94               551,382          
11. Disapplication of pre-emption rights***
    768,678,785       97.97       15,937,135       2.03               635,335  
12. Authority to purchase own shares***
    784,642,386       99.99       81,972       0.01               536,215  
13. New Articles of Association***
    781,875,550       99.68       2,544,509       0.32               841,238  

The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares at the close of business on Tuesday 22 April 2008 was 1,101,484,194

• Includes discretionary votes.

• A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a resolution.

• Indicates Special Resolution.

Two copies of the resolutions passed as Special Business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will be available for inspection at their Document Viewing Facility.