Director/PDMR Shareholding

Reed Elsevier PLC
09 August 2006






           ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV



9 August 2006



                           Director/PDMR Shareholding



Reed Elsevier received notification yesterday from Mr van Lede, non-executive
director of Reed Elsevier PLC and a member of the supervisory board of Reed
Elsevier NV, that under a discretionary management arrangement with Bank
MeesPierson the bank sold on his behalf 11,100 shares in Reed Elsevier NV at a
price of €11.80 on 3 August.  As a consequence, Mr van Lede no longer holds a
notifiable interest in Reed Elsevier NV.




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