Joint Corporate Broker

Reed Elsevier PLC
30 November 2006

                                  News Release

           Issued on behalf of Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV

                                                                30 November 2006


                     APPOINTMENT OF JOINT CORPORATE BROKER

Reed Elsevier announces that it has appointed UBS Investment Bank to act as
joint corporate broker alongside JP Morgan Cazenove.

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Notes to editors

Reed Elsevier Group plc

Reed Elsevier Group plc is a world leading publisher and information provider.
It is owned equally by its two parent companies, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed
Elsevier NV. The parent companies are listed on the London, Amsterdam and New
York Stock Exchanges, under the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam
: REN; New York: RUK and ENL. In 2005, Reed Elsevier made adjusted profit before
taxation of £1,002 million on turnover of £5,166 million. The group employs
36,000 people, including approximately 20,000 in North America. Operating in the
scientific, legal, educational and business-to-business sectors, Reed Elsevier
provides high value and flexible information solutions to professional end
users, with increasing emphasis on internet delivery. For further information,
please visit the company website www.reedelsevier.com




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