EXHIBIT 8
SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES, ASSOCIATES, JOINT VENTURES AND BUSINESS UNITS
Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV conduct their business through two jointly owned companies, Reed Elsevier Group plc and Elsevier Reed Finance BV. Refer to Item 4: Information on Reed Elsevier for further background.
The following table shows the significant subsidiaries, associates, joint ventures and business units of Reed Elsevier Group plc and of Elsevier Reed Finance BV by reference to business segment and geographical location. All businesses are 100% owned unless otherwise stated.
| Business | Geographical location | |
Reed Elsevier Group plc | United Kingdom | |
Holding Companies | ||
Reed Elsevier (UK) Limited(1) | United Kingdom | |
Reed Elsevier (Holdings) Limited(7) | United Kingdom | |
| Reed Elsevier (Investments) plc | United Kingdom | |
| Reed Elsevier Holdings B.V. | The Netherlands | |
| Reed Elsevier Nederland B.V. | The Netherlands | |
| Reed Elsevier Overseas B.V. | The Netherlands | |
| Reed Elsevier US Holdings Inc | USA | |
Reed Elsevier Inc.(1) | USA | |
| Reed Elsevier Capital Inc. | USA | |
Harcourt, Inc. (1) | USA | |
| Reed Elsevier Properties Inc. | USA | |
Science & Medical | ||
| Elsevier Limited | United Kingdom | |
| Elsevier B.V. | The Netherlands | |
| Excerpta Medica Medical Communications B.V. | The Netherlands | |
| Elsevier Inc. | USA | |
| Excerpta Medica, Inc | USA | |
Academic Press(2) | USA | |
Elsevier Health Sciences(2) | USA | |
| Mosby, Inc. | USA | |
| MDL Information Systems, Inc. | USA | |
| MC Strategies Inc | USA | |
| Masson SAS | France | |
| Masson SA | Spain | |
| MDL Information Systems GmbH | Germany | |
Legal | ||
LexisNexis Butterworths Tolley(3) | United Kingdom | |
LexisNexis(4) | USA | |
| Matthew Bender and Company, Inc. | USA | |
Martindale-Hubbell(4) | USA | |
| LexisNexis Risk Information and Analytics Group, Inc. | USA | |
| Seisint, Inc | USA | |
| LexisNexis SA | France | |
Butterworths Australia(5) | Australia | |
| Dott. A. Giuffrè Editore Spa (40%) | Italy | |
Education | ||
| Harcourt Education Limited | United Kingdom | |
Harcourt School Publishers(6) | USA | |
Holt, Rinehart and Winston(6) | USA | |
| Harcourt Achieve Inc. | USA | |
| Harcourt Assessment, Inc. | USA | |
Business | ||
| Reed Business Information Limited | United Kingdom | |
| Reed Exhibitions Limited | United Kingdom | |
| Reed Business Information B.V. | The Netherlands | |
Reed Business Information US(4) | USA | |
| Reed Construction Data Inc. | USA | |
Reed Exhibitions(4) | USA | |
| Reed Expositions France SA | France | |
| Reed Midem Organisation SA | France | |
| Groupe Strategies SA | France | |
| Reed Exhibitions Japan Limited | Japan |
| Business | Geographical location | |
Elsevier Reed Finance B.V. | The Netherlands | |
| Elsevier Swiss Holdings S | Switzerland | |
| Elsevier Finance SA | Switzerland | |
| Elsevier Properties SA | Switzerland | |
| Elsevier Risks SA | Switzerland |
| (1) | Holding company, but also trades through one or more operating divisions | |
| (2) | Division of Elsevier Inc. | |
| (3) | Division of Reed Elsevier (UK) Limited | |
| (4) | Division of Reed Elsevier Inc. | |
| (5) | Division of Reed International Books Australia Pty Ltd | |
| (6) | Division of Harcourt, Inc. | |
| (7) | Direct subsidiary undertaking of Reed Elsevier Group plc |