Director/PDMR Shareholding

Pearson PLC
03 July 2007



Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

Below are details of purchases of ordinary shares and ADRs made on Friday, 29
June 2007 under the Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan:-


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


David Arculus   262       0.00003    £8.36        1,579             0.00020

Lord Burns      262       0.00003    £8.36        7,765             0.00096

Ken Hydon       262       0.00003    £8.36        6,579             0.00082


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

Susan Fuhrman   346       0.00004    $16.81       4,509             0.00056



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