In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Reed Elsevier plc (RUK) and UPM-Kymmene Corporation (UPMKY). A USD 100 investment in RUK on 04 January 2002, would have been worth USD 80.12 on 04 June 2010; a USD 100 investment in UPMKY on 04 January 2002 would have been worth USD 71.29 on 04 June 2010; and a USD 100 investment in the PM40 on 04 January 2002 would have been worth USD 153.50 on 04 June 2010.

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Reed Elsevier plc (RUK) is a NYSE-traded ADR. Their Web site is reedelsevier.com. UPM-Kymmene Corporation (UPMKY) is an OTC-traded ADR. Their Web site is upm.com/en/.