Additional Listing

Reed Elsevier PLC
11 October 2006


11 October 2006

                               REED ELSEVIER PLC

                           Block Listing Application


Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and The London Stock
Exchange for a block listing of 5,000,000 Ordinary shares of 12.5p each to trade
on the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Official List upon
issuance.

These shares are being reserved under a block listing and will be issued from
time to time pursuant to the Reed Elsevier Group plc Executive Share Option
Scheme (1993).  When issued, the shares will rank pari passu with the existing
Ordinary shares.



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