Further to the announcement earlier today, which contained the Reed Elsevier Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2005, the following announcement contains the interim dividend dates and the unqualified Independent Review Report of the Reed Elsevier’s Auditors which are part of the full Interim Statement, but which were omitted from the previous announcement.

The full Interim Statement is available on the Reed Elsevier website at www.reedelsevier.com, and is being mailed to shareholders of Reed Elsevier PLC and will be available to the shareholders of Reed Elsevier NV upon request.
Investor information
Financial calendar
2005
28 July
PLC
Announcement of interim results for the six months to 30 June 2005

NV
29 July
NV
Record date – 2005 interim dividend, Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares
1 August
NV
Ex-dividend date – 2005 interim dividend, Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares
2 August
NV
Ex-dividend date – 2005 interim dividend, Reed Elsevier NV ADRs
3 August
PLC
Ex-dividend date – 2005 interim dividends, Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares and ADRs
4 August
NV
Record date – 2005 interim dividend, Reed Elsevier NV ADRs
5 August
PLC
Record date – 2005 interim dividends, Reed Elsevier PLC ordinary shares and ADRs
26 August
PLC
Payment date – 2005 interim dividends, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV ordinary shares
NV
2 September
PLC
Payment date – 2005 interim dividends, Reed Elsevier PLC and Reed Elsevier NV ADRs
NV
17 November
PLC
Trading update issued in relation to the 2005 financial year
NV

2006
16 February
PLC
Announcement of Preliminary Results for the year to 31 December 2005
NV
18 April
PLC
Annual General Meeting – Reed Elsevier PLC, London
19 April
NV
Annual General Meeting – Reed Elsevier NV, Amsterdam
27 July
PLC
Announcement of interim results for the six months to 30 June 2006