Additional Listing

Reed Elsevier PLC
18 June 2007

18 June 2007


                     ISSUED ON BEHALF OF 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 14,000,000 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 block listings and will be issued from
time to time pursuant to The Reed Elsevier Group plc Executive Share Option
Scheme (1993) (6,000,000 shares) and The Reed Elsevier Group plc Share Option
Scheme (2003) (8,000,000 shares).  When issued, the shares will rank pari passu
with the existing Ordinary shares.




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