Reed Elsevier Group PLC - Set up for Fundamental Purposes

Reed Elsevier Group plc is an international publishing and information business. The Company publishes scientific, professional, business to business and consum- er information and trade books, and provides a wide range of computer informati- on software. Reed primarily operates in the UK, the US, the Netherlands and Aus- tralia. The Company is jointly owned by Reed Elsevier plc and Reed Elsevier NV.