Director Declaration

Pearson PLC
22 May 2006


Appointment of Robin Freestone as a Director of Pearson plc


In accordance with LR 9.6.13, we provide the following information regarding Mr
Freestone:-


(1) Details of all directorships held by Mr Freestone in any other
    publicly quoted companies at any time in the previous five years, 
    indicating whether or not he is still a director:


    None


(2) Any unspent convictions in relation to indictable offences:


    None


(3) Details of any receiverships, compulsory liquidations, creditors, voluntary
liquidations, administrations, company voluntary arrangements or any composition
or arrangement with its creditors generally or any class of its creditors of any
company where Mr Freestone was an executive director at the time of, or within
12 months preceding such events:


    None


(4) Details of any compulsory liquidations, administrations or
    partnership voluntary arrangements of any partnerships where Mr Freestone 
    was a partner at the time of, or within 12 months preceding, such events:


    None


(5) Details of receiverships of any assets of Mr Freestone or of a
    partnership of which Mr Freestone was a partner at the time of, or within 
    the twelve months preceding, such event:


    None


(6) Details of any public criticisms of Mr Freestone by statutory or
    regulatory authorities (including designated professional bodies) and 
    whether he has ever been disqualified by a court from acting as a director 
    of a company or from acting in the management or conduct or the affairs of 
    any company:


    None














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