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November 22, 2009 9:42 PM ET

Reed Elsevier PLC (RUK:NYSE)

LAST $31.09 USD
CHANGE TODAY -0.30 -0.96%
VOLUME 41.7K
As of 3:57 PM 11/20/09 All times are local (Market data by Reuters is delayed by at least 15 minutes).

Snapshot of Reed Elsevier PLC (RUK)

OPEN
$31.00
PREVIOUS CLOSE
$31.39
DAY HIGH
$31.20
DAY LOW
$30.95
52 WEEK HIGH
11/25/08 - $33.58
52 WEEK LOW
03/9/09 - $26.09
MARKET CAP
8.6B
AVERAGE VOLUME 3 mo
93.2K
DILUTED EPS TTM
$1.06
SHARES OUTSTANDING
275.7M
EX-DATE
08/5/09
P/E TTM
29.4x
DIVIDEND
$1.30
DIVIDEND YIELD
4.18%
K = Thousands  M = Millions  B = Billions

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RUK Details

Reed Elsevier PLC engages in publishing and providing information in the areas of science and medical, legal, business publishing, and organization of trade exhibitions primarily in North America and Europe. The company operates in four divisions: Elsevier, LexisNexis, Reed Exhibitions, and Reed Business Information. The Elsevier division involves in the scientific, technical, and medical publishing and communications businesses. This division supplies scientific and technical information through journals and books, and in print and electronic media to libraries, scientists, and professionals primarily in the areas of life sciences, social sciences, materials, engineering, chemistry, physics, economics, mathematics, earth sciences, computer sciences, management, and psychology. It also operates a network of nursing, health professions, and medical publishing and communications businesses, as well as electronic health care content delivery business. The LexisNexis division provides legal, tax, regulatory, risk management, information analytics, and business information solutions aligned to the workflow of law firms, business, and government customers. The Reed Exhibitions division organizes various events, including exhibitions, conferences, and congresses serving the aerospace and aviation, automobiles, broadcasting, building and construction, electronics, energy, oil and gas, engineering, manufacturing, environment, food service and hospitality, gifts, healthcare, interior design, information technology and telecommunications, jewellery, life science and pharmaceuticals, machinery, medical education, printing and graphics, property and real estate, security and safety, and sports and recreation industries. The Reed Business Information division provides information and marketing solutions to business and industry professionals. The company was founded in 1894 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Founded in 1894

RUK Top Compensated Officers

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Directo...
Age: 46
Total Annual Compensation: £1.3M
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director a...
Age: 54
Total Annual Compensation: £1.2M
Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer L...
Age: 62
Total Annual Compensation: £1.2M
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2008.

Key developments for Reed Elsevier PLC (RUK)

Reed Elsevier plc Announces Executive Changes

Reed Elsevier plc announced that Ian Smith has resigned as Chief Executive Officer by mutual agreement and has with effect from November 11, 2009 stepped down from the Boards. Erik Engstrom, currently CEO of Elsevier, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Reed Elsevier with immediate effect.

Reed Elsevier plc to Report First Half, 2010 Results on July 29, 2010

Reed Elsevier plc announced that they will report first half, 2010 results on July 29, 2010.

Reed Elsevier plc to Report Fiscal Year 2009 Results on February 18, 2010

Reed Elsevier plc announced that they will report fiscal year 2009 results on February 18, 2010.

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July 30, 2009
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