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Information for Reed Elsevier NV

ordinary shareholders

Shareholder enquiries

Enquiries from holders of Reed Elsevier NV registered ordinary shares in relation to share transfers, dividends, change of address and bank accounts should be directed to the Company Secretary of Reed Elsevier NV, at the registered office address shown below.

Dividends

Dividends on Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares are declared and paid in euros. Registered shareholders in Reed Elsevier NV will receive dividends from the company by transmission to the bank account which they have notified to the company. Dividends on shares in bearer form are paid through the intermediary of a bank or broker.

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

By instructing their bank or intermediary, shareholders can choose to reinvest their Reed Elsevier NV dividends by purchasing further shares through the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) provided by ABN AMRO Bank NV. Further information concerning the DRIP facility can be obtained online at www.securitiesinfo.com.

Consolidation of ordinary shares

On 7 January 2008, the Reed Elsevier NV ordinary share of €0.06 each were consolidated on the basis of 58 new ordinary shares of €0.07 each for every 67 ordinary shares of €0.06 each held.

Information for Reed Elsevier PLC and

Reed Elsevier NV ADR holders

The Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV ADR Depositary is Citibank NA

Reed Elsevier PLC’s CUSIP number is 758205207 and its trading symbol is RUK. Each Reed Elsevier PLC ADR represents four Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares.

Reed Elsevier NV’s CUSIP number is 758204200 and its trading symbol is ENL. Each Reed Elsevier NV ADR represents two Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares.

ADR shareholder services

Enquiries concerning Reed Elsevier PLC or Reed Elsevier NV ADRs should be addressed to the ADR Depositary at the address shown below.

Dividends

Dividend payments on Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV ADRs are converted into US dollars by the ADR Depositary.

Annual Report on Form 20-F

The Annual Report on Form 20-F for the Reed Elsevier combined businesses, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV is filed electronically with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the Form 20-F is available on the Group’s website, or from the ADR Depositary at the address shown below.

Shareholder information and contacts

Reed Elsevier PLC 1-3 Strand London WC2N 5JR United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)20 7166 5500 Fax: +44 (0)20 7166 5799 Auditors Deloitte LLP 2 New Street Square London EC4A 3BZ United Kingdom Registrar Equiniti Limited Aspect House Spencer Road Lancing BN99 6DA West Sussex United Kingdom WWW.SHAREVIEW.CO.UK Tel: 0871 384 2960

(calls cost 8p per minute plus additional network charges where applicable)

Tel: +44 121 415 7047 (callers outside the UK)

Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV ADR Depositary

Citibank Depositary Receipt Services PO Box 43077 Providence, RI 02940-3077 USA WWW.CITI.COM/DR Email: [email protected] Tel: +1 877 248 4327

+1 781 575 4555 (callers outside the US)

Reed Elsevier NV Radarweg 29 1043 NX Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel: +31 (0)20 485 2222 Fax: +31 (0)20 485 2032 Deloitte Accountants BV Gustav Mahlerlaan 2970 1081 LA Amsterdam The Netherlands Listing/paying agent

ABN AMRO Bank NV Gustav Mahlerlaan 10 1082 PP Amsterdam The Netherlands

WWW.SECURITIESINFO.COM

Fin an cial st ate m en ts an d o th er inf or m ati on G ov er nan ce Fin an cial re vie w B usi ne ss re vie w w

26 February PLC/NV Results announcement for the year ended 31 December 2014

22 April PLC/NV Interim management statement issued in relation to the 2015 financial year

22 April NV Annual General Meeting – Reed Elsevier NV, World Trade Center, Strawinskylaan 77, 1077 XW Amsterdam

23 April PLC Annual General Meeting – Reed Elsevier PLC, Millennium Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London W1K 2HP

29 April PLC Ex-dividend date – 2014 final dividend, Reed Elsevier PLC ADRs

30 April PLC/NV Ex-dividend date – 2014 final dividend, Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares and Reed Elsevier NV ordinary

shares and ADRs

1 May PLC Record date – 2014 final dividend, Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares and ADRs

4 May NV Record date – 2014 final dividend, Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares and ADRs

22 May PLC/NV Payment date – 2014 final dividend, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares

28 May PLC/NV Payment date – 2014 final dividend, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV ADRs

23 July PLC/NV Interim results announcement for the six months to 30 June 2015

5 August PLC/NV Ex-dividend date – 2015 interim dividend, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV ADRs

6 August PLC/NV Ex-dividend date – 2015 interim dividend, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares

7 August PLC/NV Record date – 2015 interim dividend, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV ADRs

28 August PLC/NV Payment date – 2015 interim dividend, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares

2 September PLC/NV Payment date – 2015 interim dividend, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV ADRs The following tables set out dividends paid (or proposed) in relation to the three financial years 2012–2014.

ORDINARY SHARES pence per PLC ordinary share € per NV ordinary share Payment date

Final dividend for 2014* 19.00 0.438 22 May 2015 Interim dividend for 2014 7.00 0.151 28 August 2014 Final dividend for 2013 17.95 0.374 23 May 2014 Interim dividend for 2013 6.65 0.132 29 August 2013 Final dividend for 2012 17.00 0.337 23 May 2013 Interim dividend for 2012 6.00 0.130 31 August 2012

* Proposed dividend, to be submitted for approval at the respective Annual General Meetings of Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV in April 2015.

ADRs $ per PLC ADR $ per NV ADR Payment date

Final dividend for 2014 ** ** 28 May 2015 Interim dividend for 2014 0.46398 0.39752 4 September 2014 Final dividend for 2013 1.20918 1.01892 30 May 2014 Interim dividend for 2013 0.412 0.34948 5 September 2013 Final dividend for 2012 1.02578 0.86555 30 May 2013 Interim dividend for 2012 0.37898 0.32515 7 September 2012

** Payment will be determined using the appropriate £/US$ and €/US$ exchange rate on 22 May 2015.

Note: The dividend rates shown for Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares and ADRs are gross dividend rates before the deduction of Dutch withholding tax.

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