Exhibit 10.22



PROQUEST COMPANY



Description of Compensatory Arrangements

Applicable to Named Executive Officers

For 2004 and 2005



In addition to the various other compensatory plans, contracts and
arrangements in which the Companys Named Executive Officers participate, and which are filed as exhibits to the Companys Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2005, the compensatory arrangements applicable to the
Companys Named Executive Officers as of March 10, 2005 are as specified below:



Annual Base Pay



|                    |  |      |         |      |   |         |    
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|Executives          |  | 2004 |         | 2005 |  
|Alan W. Aldworth    |  | $    | 625,000 |      | $ | 675,000 |    
|Ronald D. Klausner  |  | $    | 465,000 |      | $ | 465,000 | (1)
|Andrew H. Wyskowski |  | $    | 300,000 |      | $ | 300,000 | (1)
|Alfred A. DeSeta    |  | $    | 325,153 |      | $ | 327,051 |    
|Todd W. Buchardt    |  | $    | 270,000 |      | $ | 270,000 | (1)
|Kevin Gregory       |  | $    | 255,771 |      | $ | 265,000 | (1)



|(1) | Subject to adjustment based on annual performance review that is scheduled to occur on or about May 1, 2005
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Annual Bonus Plan



|                    |  |         |         |      |                        
|------------------- |  | ------- | ------- | ---- | -----------------------
|Executives          |  | 2004(2) |         | 2005
|Alan W. Aldworth    |  | $       | 443,594 |      | 0 to 85% of base salary
|Ronald D. Klausner  |  | $       | 175,000 |      | 0 to 70% of base salary
|Andrew H. Wyskowski |  | $       | 135,000 |      | 0 to 60% of base salary
|Alfred A. DeSeta    |  | $       | 150,000 |      | 0 to 60% of base salary
|Todd W. Buchardt    |  | $       | 112,892 |      | 0 to 50% of base salary
|Kevin Gregory       |  | $       | 106,784 |      | 0 to 50% of base salary



|(2) | Paid in March 2005 based upon achievement of 2004 financial results.
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Stock Options



|                    |  |                            |     |  |                            |    
|------------------- |  | -------------------------- | --- |  | -------------------------- | ---
|Executives          |  | 2004 (# of options/shares) |     |  | 2005 (# of options/shares) |    
|Alan W. Aldworth    |  | 750,000                    | (3) |  | 0                          |    
|Ronald D. Klausner  |  | 440,000                    | (3) |  | 0                          |    
|Andrew H. Wyskowski |  | 260,000                    | (3) |  | 0                          |    
|Alfred A. DeSeta    |  | 20,700                     |     |  | 5,028                      | (4)
|Todd W. Buchardt    |  | 170,500                    | (3) |  | 0                          |    
|Kevin Gregory       |  | 170,500                    | (3) |  | 0                          |    



|(3) | Options granted pursuant to multi-year long term incentive program as disclosed in the Companys Proxy Statement filed on April 16, 2004.
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|(4) | Mr. DeSeta was granted 5,028 shares of restricted Common Stock of the Company as approved by the Compensation Committee of the Companys Board of Directors on March 10, 2005.
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Perquisites and Other Miscellaneous Items



The Company provides the following perquisites to
each of the Named Executive Officers:



In fiscal 2004,



| |  |  | Mr. Aldworth received $24,253 in auto allowance and miscellaneous benefits.
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| |  |  | Mr. Klausner received a $200,000 signing bonus, $150,000 special bonus and $17,632 in auto allowance and miscellaneous benefits.
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| |  |  | Mr. Wyszkowski received $22,907 in auto allowance and miscellaneous benefits.
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| |  |  | Mr. Gregory received $23,009 in auto allowance and miscellaneous benefits.
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| |  |  | Mr. Buchardt received $14,894 in auto allowance and miscellaneous benefits.
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