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>Financial highlights
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>Report of the Chairman and the CEO
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>Directors
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>Operating and financial review
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>Product review
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>Corporate social responsibility
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>Corporate governance
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>Summary financial statements
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>Investor information
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>Introduction
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>Science & Medical
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>Legal
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>Education
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>Business
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>Reed Elsevier Combined
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>Reed Elsevier PLC
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>Highlights
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>Turnover
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>Adjusted operating cash flow
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>Introduction
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>Financial results
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>Progress on strategy
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>Parent company earnings and dividends
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>Board changes
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>Outlook
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>Directors’ biographies
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>Summary directors’ remuneration report
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>Remuneration policy
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>Total shareholder return
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>Directors’ emoluments
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>Summary of executive share options
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>Reed Elsevier combined businesses
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>Review of operations
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>Science & Medical
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>Legal
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>Business
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>Parent companies
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>Forward looking statements
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>Introduction
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>Science & Medical
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>Legal
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>Education
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>Business
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>Introduction
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>Facts and figures
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>Introduction
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>Introduction
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>Facts and figures
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>Introduction
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>Facts and figures
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>Valuing our people
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>Environment
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>Community
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>Introduction
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>Summary report of the directors
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>Basis of preparation
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>Auditors’ statement
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>Summary combined financials
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>Reed Elsevier PLC summary financials
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>Reed Elsevier NV summary financials
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>Summary combined profit and loss account
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>Summary combined cash flow statement
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>Summary combined balance sheet
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>Adjusted figures
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>Summary consolidated profit and
 loss account
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>Dividends
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>Consolidated statement of total recognised
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>Summary consolidated cash flow statement
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>Reconciliation of shareholders’ funds
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>Summary consolidated balance sheet
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>Summary profit and loss account
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>Dividends
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>Summary cash flow statement
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>Reconciliation of shareholders’ funds
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>Summary balance sheeet
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>Structure
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>Corporate governance
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>Boards
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>Committees
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>Internal control
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>Going concern
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>Shareholder information
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>Financial calendar
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>Registered offices
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>Share price information
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>Information for Reed Elsevier PLC
 ordinary shareholders
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>Information for Reed Elsevier NV
 ordinary shareholders
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