Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Reed International PLC
17 April 2000

Letter to Company Announcements Office

We have today received notification of the following transactions in Reed
International Plc ordinary shares under the Reed Elsevier Plc All Employee
SAYE Share Option Scheme, by a director of Reed International Plc.

Date of       Director       No.of Reed International       Exercisable 
grant                        shares over which an 
                             option has been granted 
                             at 336.2p per share

14.4.2000     C.H.L.Davis            5,019                1.8.2005-31.1.2006

Letter from Reed International Plc