2009 Financial calendar
| 19 February |
PLC
NV |
Announcement of Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 December 2008 |
| 21 April |
PLC |
Annual General Meeting – Reed Elsevier PLC, Millennium Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London W1K 2HP |
| 21 April |
PLC
NV |
Interim Management Statement issued in relation to the 2009 financial year |
| 22 April |
NV |
Annual General Meeting – Reed Elsevier NV, Hotel Okura, Ferdinand Bolstraat 333, 1072 LH Amsterdam |
| 22 April |
PLC |
Ex-dividend date – 2008 final dividend, Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares and ADRs |
| 24 April |
NV |
Ex-dividend date – 2008 final dividend, Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares and ADRs |
| 24 April |
PLC |
Record date – 2008 final dividend, Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares and ADRs |
| 28 April |
NV |
Record date – 2008 final dividend, Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares and ADRs |
| 22 May |
PLC
NV |
Payment date – 2008 final dividend, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares |
| 1 June |
PLC
NV |
Payment date – 2008 final dividend, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV ADRs |
| 30 July |
PLC
NV |
Announcement of Interim Results for the six months to 30 June 2009 |
| 5 August |
PLC
NV |
Ex-dividend date – 2009 interim dividend, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares and ADRs |
| 7 August |
PLC
NV |
Record date – 2009 interim dividend, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares and ADRs |
| 28 August |
PLC
NV |
Payment date – 2009 interim dividend, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares |
| 4 September |
PLC
NV |
Payment date – 2009 interim dividend, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV ADRs |
| 12 November |
PLC
NV |
Interim Management Statement issued in relation to the 2009 financial year |
The following tables set out dividends and distributions paid (or proposed) in relation to the three financial years 2006-2008.
| |
per PLC ordinary share |
per NV ordinary share |
Payment date |
| Final dividend for 2008* |
15.0p |
€0.290 |
22 May 2009 |
| Interim dividend for 2008 |
5.3p |
€0.114 |
29 August 2008 |
| Final dividend for 2007 |
13.6p |
€0.311 |
16 May 2008 |
| Special distribution |
82.0p |
€1.767 |
18 January 2008 |
| Interim dividend for 2007 |
4.5p |
€0.114 |
24 August 2007 |
| Final dividend for 2006 |
11.8p |
€0.304 |
11 May 2007 |
| Interim dividend for 2006 |
4.1p |
€0.102 |
25 August 2006 |
*Proposed dividend, to be submitted for approval at the respective Annual General Meetings of Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV in April 2009.
| |
per PLC ADR |
per NV ADR |
Payment date |
| Final dividend for 2008 |
** |
** |
01 June 2009 |
| Interim dividend for 2008 |
US$0.38743 |
US$0.28473 |
05 September 2008 |
| Final dividend for 2007 |
US$1.05818 |
US$0.82080 |
23 May 2008 |
| Special distribution |
US$6.40896 |
US$4.38020 |
28 January 2008 |
| Interim dividend for 2007 |
US$0.35978 |
US$0.26426 |
31 August 2007 |
| Final dividend for 2006 |
US$0.93340 |
US$0.69590 |
18 May 2007 |
| Interim dividend for 2006 |
US$0.30897 |
US$0.22122 |
01 September 2006 |
**Payment will be determined using the appropriate £/US$ and €/US$ exchange rate on 22 May 2009.