EX-99.1 2 exhibit1.htm EX-99.1 Exhibit  EX-99.1
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
 
     
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of    
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
  Reed Elsevier plc
 
   
     
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
  X
 
   
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:
  Lloyds Banking Group plc
 
    
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
  See Section 9.
 
    
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold
is crossed or reached:
  28 September 2010
 
    
6. Date on which issuer notified:
  29 September 2010
 
    
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
  Direct/Indirect increased to above 6%
 
    

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8. Notified details:
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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
                                 
 
                   Direct   Direct   Indirect   Direct   Indirect
 
                                                        
Ord 14.44p Shares
    61,802,616       61,802,616       5,081,724       5,081,724       67,845,312       0.418 %     5.587 %
 
                                                        
GB00B2B0DG97
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/   Number of voting   % of voting
instrument   date   Conversion   rights that may be   rights
                Period   acquired if the        
                        instrument is        
                        exercised/ converted.        
                                                 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/   Number of voting   % of voting rights
instrument   price   date   Conversion   rights instrument
                        period   refers to        
                                        Nominal   Delta
         
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights
72,927,036
    6.006 %
 
       
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
55,996,861 Shares (4.611%) are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment
Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds
Banking Group plc (Direct/Indirect Interests).
     
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
  N/A
 
    
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
  N/A
 
    
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
  N/A
 
    
     
13. Additional information:
  Notification using the Total Voting Rights
figure of 1,214,306,700
 
    
14. Contact name:
  Margaret Woods (Reed Elsevier)
 
    
15. Contact telephone number:
  020 7903 7077
 
    

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