Director/PDMR Shareholding

Reed Elsevier PLC
14 March 2006

14 March 2006



           ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV

                              Director's interests


Reed Elsevier received notification today that the following options were
granted to directors of Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV on 13 March 2006,
under the Reed Elsevier Group plc Share Option Scheme.

Director                 No. of Reed Elsevier PLC options  No. of Reed Elsevier NV options     Exercisable
                           granted at 530.50p per share      granted at €11.47 per share
                                                                                                 between
G J A van de Aast                     127,662                           85,775              2009 - 2016
M H Armour                            158,836                          106,720              2009 - 2016
Sir Crispin Davis                     305,824                          205,480              2009 - 2016
E Engstrom                            178,895                          120,198              2009 - 2016
A Prozes                              182,303                          122,487              2009 - 2016
P Tierney                             175,488                          117,908              2009 - 2016


Exercise of the above options is subject to a post grant performance condition,
requiring the achievement of 6% per annum compound growth in adjusted EPS
expressed at constant exchange rates, during the three years following the
grant. There is no re-testing of the three year EPS performance period.






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