The Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of and each of the parties to this action. NOW THEREFORE, before any testimony is taken, without trial or adjudication of any issue of fact or law, and upon consent of the parties, it is ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: I.

('Reed Elsevier'), by their respective attorneys, have consented to the entry of this Final Judgment without trial or adjudication of any issue of fact or law, and without this Final Judgment constituting any evidence against or admission by any party regarding any issue of fact or law ĪND WHEREAS, defendants agree to be bound by the provisions of this Final Judgment pending its approval by the Court ĪND WHEREAS, the essence of this Final Judgment is the prompt and certain divestiture of certain rights or assets by defendants to assure that competition is not substantially lessened ĪND WHEREAS, plaintiff requires defendants to make certain divestitures for the purpose of remedying the loss of competition alleged in the Complaint ĪND WHEREAS, defendants have represented to the United States that the divestitures required below can and will be made and that defendants will later raise no claim of hardship or difficulty as grounds for asking the Court to modify any of the divestiture provisions contained below WHEREAS, plaintiff, the United States of America ('United States'), filed its Complaint on June 27, 2001, plaintiff and defendants, The Thomson Corporation ('Thomson'), Harcourt General, Inc. THE THOMSON CORPORATION, HARCOURT GENERAL, INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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