V. ( NYSE: ENL) which is down about 1% today, and Reed Elsevier Plc ( NYSE: RUK) trading lower by about 0.8%.

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It was a muddle from day one: The London-listed Reed Elsevier Plc. owns 50% of the operating company, Reed Elsevier Group, and 5.8% of the Amsterdam-listed Reed Elsevier NV, which owns the other 50% of the operating company.

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It was a muddle from day one: London-listed Reed Elsevier Plc owns 50% of the operating company, Reed Elsevier Group, and 5.8% of the separately Amsterdam-listed Reed Elsevier NV, which in turn also owns the other 50% of the operating company.

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