LexisNexis Group, the global legal and business information division of Reed Elsevier Group plc, announced today it will acquire FactLANE, an online news service for the Netherlands, from leading Dutch publisher PCM Uitgevers.

Elsevier Science has announced plans to expand its European presence through the proposed acquisition of Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck’s German STM business. The two companies have agreed the acquisition in principle, subject to the approval of the national competition authorities in Germany and Austria.

Reed Elsevier Group plc today announced that it has appointed Pat Tierney to the new role of chief executive officer of its global education publishing division. Mr Tierney will join the company at the start of January 2003 and will be based at Reed Elsevier’s US corporate headquarters in New York

Reed Elsevier today reaffirmed that it is on track to deliver double digit adjusted earnings per share growth at constant exchange rates this year and reiterated its commitment to this target for next year.

LexisNexis Group and Anderson Publishing Company, Cincinnati, today announced a definitive merger agreement between the two companies.

LexisNexis, the global legal division of Reed Elsevier plc, has announced today that it will acquire MBO Verlag GmbH, based in Münster, Germany. The transaction is subject to formal regulatory clearance and completion is anticipated at the end of October.

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LexisNexis Butterworths Canada and Quicklaw Inc said that they have completed the sale of Quicklaw to LexisNexis Butterworths. The merged companies (www.lexisnexis.com/lnquicklaw) create Canada’s leading online legal information service and legal publisher.

Combined Company Would Offer Powerful Range of Legal and Business Research Services in Canada

Following a review of the arrangements for the secondary stock exchange listings of the shares of the respective companies, the Boards of Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV have decided to simplify the listings of their respective companies

Harcourt Inc., the U.S.-based K-12 education and testing business subsidiary of Reed Elsevier plc, announced today that it will acquire Les Editions du Centre de Psychologie Appliquée (ECPA) from German-based publishing group, WEKA

Company name changes agreed at the company AGM, 9th April 2002

Morris Tabaksblat, Chairman of Reed International P.L.C. and Elsevier NV, addresses shareholders at the Reed International Annual General Meeting in London

New investment led growth strategy starts to pay off ...

Reed Elsevier plc announced today that it has appointed Jim Casella as chief executive officer of its US based company, Cahners Business Information, the country’s largest business-to-business publisher.