Reed Elsevier’s current corporate structure was created in January 1993 when our parent companies, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV, pooled all their businesses into two newly created companies.
The first of these is Reed Elsevier Group plc. It controls all our publishing and information businesses covering our three target markets – Science and Medical, Legal and Risk Management, and Business publishing. This company is equally owned by our two parent companies, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV.
The second is Elsevier Reed Finance BV which owns the Group’s finance activities. This is 61% owned by our Dutch parent company and 39% owned by the UK PLC.
Both our parent companies have retained separate listings and their individual legal and national identities. Reed Elsevier PLC’s shares are listed in London and New York; shares in Reed Elsevier NV are listed in Amsterdam and New York.