Director/PDMR Shareholding

Reed Elsevier PLC
08 June 2007



           ISSUED ON BEHALF OF REED ELSEVIER PLC AND REED ELSEVIER NV


8 June 2007

         Interests of directors or other persons discharging managerial
                                responsibilities


Reed Elsevier received notification today that Mr Gerard van de Aast, a director
of Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV, acquired on 7 June 2007 1,805 Reed
Elsevier PLC shares at 660.78p per share and 786 Reed Elsevier NV shares at
€14.39 per share.  As a result of these transactions Mr van de Aast's interests
in the ordinary share capital of Reed Elsevier is now 123,509 Reed Elsevier PLC
ordinary shares and 120,194 Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares.



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