Director Declaration

Pearson PLC
07 May 2008


Appointment of Will Ethridge as a Non-Executive Director of Pearson plc

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


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


     Interactive Data Corporation (current) (NYSE Listed)


(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 Ethridge 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 Ethridge was a partner 
     at the time of, or within 12 months preceding, such events:


     None


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


     None


(6)  Details of any public criticisms of Mr Ethridge 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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