Additional Listing

Reed Elsevier PLC
15 August 2003



Reed Elsevier plc.



Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange for block listings totalling 6,300,000 Ordinary shares of 12.5p each to
trade on the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Official List upon
issuance. The shares shall rank pari passu with the existing issued shares of
the Company.



The Block listings consist of 1,300,000 shares to be issued under The Reed
Elsevier Group PLC SAYE Share Option Scheme and 5,000,000 shares to be issued
under The Reed Elsevier Group PLC Executive Share Option Scheme.



Copies of this announcement are available from the office of Cazenove & Co. Ltd
for the period of 2 business days from the date hereof.




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