Director/PDMR Shareholding

Reed Elsevier PLC
23 February 2007

23 February 2007



           ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV

                           Director/PDMR Shareholding


Reed Elsevier has received notification today that Mr Patrick Tierney, a
director of Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV, exercised on 22 February
2007 an option granted to him under the Reed Elsevier Group plc Executive Share
Option Scheme over 200,000 Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares at an option price
of 451.50p per share, and 140,000 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares at an option
price of €9.34 per share.  Mr Tierney sold all of the shares following exercise
at 621.50p per Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary share and  €14.0614 per Reed Elsevier
NV ordinary share.






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