Director/PDMR Shareholding

Pearson PLC
02 April 2007



Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

Below are details of purchases of ordinary shares and ADRs made on Friday, 30
March 2007 under the Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan:-


Name of     No. of     Percentage   Price    Total Holding    Total Percentage
Director    Shares     of Issued    per      Following        Following
            Purchased  Stock %      Share £  Notification     Notification %

David            252      0.00003    £8.67        1,317            0.00016
Arculus

Lord Burns       252      0.00004    £8.67        7,349            0.00091

Ken Hydon        252      0.00003    £8.67        6,317            0.00078

Gurvirendra
Talwar           955      0.00011    £8.67       18,683            0.00232


Name of  No. of     Percentage of Price per Total Holding    Total Percentage
Director ADRs       Issued Stock  ADR $     Following        Following
         Purchased  %                       Notification     Notification %

Susan         333       0.00004    $17.11        4,163             0.00052
Fuhrman


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