Director/PDMR Shareholding

Reed Elsevier PLC
10 April 2006



           ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV


10 April 2006



    Notification of Transactions by Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial

                                Responsibilities



Reed Elsevier Group plc today made a grant of options under the Reed Elsevier
Group plc SAYE Share Option Scheme. The following executive director was granted
options under the Scheme, as set out below.




Director                           Number of Reed Elsevier PLC options              Exercisable
                                       granted at 424.40p per share
                                                                                      between

Sir Crispin Davis                                 3,793                   1 August 2011 - 31 January 2012






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