Director/PDMR Shareholding

Pearson PLC
27 September 2005


NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS
DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by DR 3.14R(1).
(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the
shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the
shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/
person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and
17 to 24.
(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument
relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete
boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.

+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|1.  |Name of the issuer         |2.  |State whether the notification   |
|    |PEARSON PLC                |    |relates to (i) a transaction     |
|    |                           |    |notified in accordance with DR   |
|    |                           |    |3.1.4R(1)(a)                     |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|    |                           |    |(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a         |
|    |                           |    |disclosure made in accordance    |
|    |                           |    |with section 324 (as extended by |
|    |                           |    |section 328) of the Companies Act|
|    |                           |    |1985; or                         |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|    |                           |    |(iii)      both (i) and (ii)     |
|    |                           |    |BOTH (i) AND (ii)                |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|3.  |Name of person discharging |4.  |State whether notification       |
|    |managerial responsibilities|    |relates to a person connected    |
|    |/director                  |    |with a person discharging        |
|    |DAVID BELL                 |    |managerial responsibilities/     |
|    |                           |    |director named in 3 and identify |
|    |                           |    |the connected person             |
|    |                           |    |N/A                              |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|5.  |Indicate whether the       |6   |Description of shares (including |
|    |notification is in respect |    |class), debentures or derivatives|
|    |of a holding of the person |    |or financial instruments relating|
|    |referred to in 3 or 4 above|    |to shares                        |
|    |or in respect of a         |    |ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH      |
|    |non-beneficial interest1   |    |                                 |
|    |HOLDING                    |    |                                 |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|7.  |Name of registered         |8.  |State the nature of the          |
|    |shareholder(s) and, if more|    |transaction                      |
|    |than one, the number of    |    |PURCHASE OF SHARES THROUGH THE   |
|    |shares held by each of them|    |DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN       |
|    |DAVID BELL                 |    |                                 |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|9   |Number of shares,          |10. |Percentage of issued class       |
|    |debentures or financial    |    |acquired (treasury shares of that|
|    |instruments relating to    |    |class should not be taken into   |
|    |shares acquired            |    |account when calculating         |
|    |1,463 SHARES               |    |percentage)                      |
|    |                           |    |0.00018%                         |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|11. |Number of shares,          |12. |Percentage of issued class       |
|    |debentures or financial    |    |disposed (treasury shares of that|
|    |instruments relating to    |    |class should not be taken into   |
|    |shares disposed N/A        |    |account when calculating         |
|    |                           |    |percentage) N/A                  |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|13. |Price per share or value of|14. |Date and place of transaction    |
|    |transaction                |    |23 SEPTEMBER 2005                |
|    |£6.543329                  |    |LLOYDSTSB REGISTRARS             |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|15. |Total holding following    |16. |Date issuer informed of          |
|    |notification and total     |    |transaction                      |
|    |percentage holding         |    |26 SEPTEMBER 2005                |
|    |following notification (any|    |                                 |
|    |treasury shares should not |    |                                 |
|    |be taken into account when |    |                                 |
|    |calculating percentage)    |    |                                 |
|    |103,158 0.08345%           |    |                                 |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes
+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+
|17. |Date of grant             |18. |Period during which or date on |
|    |N/A                       |    |which it can be exercised      |
|    |                          |    |N/A                            |
+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+
|19. |Total amount paid (if any)|20. |Description of shares or       |
|    |for grant of the option   |    |debentures involved (class and |
|    |N/A                       |    |number)                        |
|    |                          |    |N/A                            |
+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+
|21. |Exercise price (if fixed  |22. |Total number of shares or      |
|    |at time of grant) or      |    |debentures over which options  |
|    |indication that price is  |    |held following notification    |
|    |to be fixed at the time of|    |N/A                            |
|    |exercise                  |    |                               |
|    |N/A                       |    |                               |
+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+
|23. |Any additional information|24. |Name of contact and telephone  |
|    |N/A                       |    |number for queries: JENNIFER   |
|    |                          |    |BURTON, ASSISTANT COMPANY      |
|    |                          |    |SECRETARY, 020 7010 2256       |
+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+

+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible  |
|for making notification                                              |
|JENNIFER BURTON                                                      |
|ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY                                          |
|___________________________________________________________          |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Date of notification ___27 SEPTEMBER 2005                            |
|________________________________________                             |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+



Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|1.  |Name of the issuer         |2.  |State whether the notification   |
|    |PEARSON PLC                |    |relates to (i) a transaction     |
|    |                           |    |notified in accordance with DR   |
|    |                           |    |3.1.4R(1)(a)                     |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|    |                           |    |(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a         |
|    |                           |    |disclosure made in accordance    |
|    |                           |    |with section 324 (as extended by |
|    |                           |    |section 328) of the Companies Act|
|    |                           |    |1985; or                         |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|    |                           |    |(iv)      both (i) and (ii)      |
|    |                           |    |BOTH (i) AND (ii)                |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|3.  |Name of person discharging |4.  |State whether notification       |
|    |managerial responsibilities|    |relates to a person connected    |
|    |/director                  |    |with a person discharging        |
|    |DENNIS STEVENSON           |    |managerial responsibilities/     |
|    |                           |    |director named in 3 and identify |
|    |                           |    |the connected person             |
|    |                           |    |N/A                              |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|5.  |Indicate whether the       |6   |Description of shares (including |
|    |notification is in respect |    |class), debentures or derivatives|
|    |of a holding of the person |    |or financial instruments relating|
|    |referred to in 3 or 4 above|    |to shares                        |
|    |or in respect of a         |    |ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH      |
|    |non-beneficial interest1   |    |                                 |
|    |HOLDING                    |    |                                 |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|7.  |Name of registered         |8.  |State the nature of the          |
|    |shareholder(s) and, if more|    |transaction                      |
|    |than one, the number of    |    |PURCHASE OF SHARES THROUGH THE   |
|    |shares held by each of them|    |DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN       |
|    |DENNIS STEVENSON           |    |                                 |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|9   |Number of shares,          |10. |Percentage of issued class       |
|    |debentures or financial    |    |acquired (treasury shares of that|
|    |instruments relating to    |    |class should not be taken into   |
|    |shares acquired            |    |account when calculating         |
|    |1,596 SHARES               |    |percentage)                      |
|    |                           |    |0.00020%                         |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|11. |Number of shares,          |12. |Percentage of issued class       |
|    |debentures or financial    |    |disposed (treasury shares of that|
|    |instruments relating to    |    |class should not be taken into   |
|    |shares disposed N/A        |    |account when calculating         |
|    |                           |    |percentage) N/A                  |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|13. |Price per share or value of|14. |Date and place of transaction    |
|    |transaction                |    |23 SEPTEMBER 2005                |
|    |£6.543329                  |    |LLOYDSTSB REGISTRARS             |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|15. |Total holding following    |16. |Date issuer informed of          |
|    |notification and total     |    |transaction                      |
|    |percentage holding         |    |26 SEPTEMBER 2005                |
|    |following notification (any|    |                                 |
|    |treasury shares should not |    |                                 |
|    |be taken into account when |    |                                 |
|    |calculating percentage)    |    |                                 |
|    |173,390 0.02157%           |    |                                 |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes
+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+
|17. |Date of grant             |18. |Period during which or date on |
|    |N/A                       |    |which it can be exercised      |
|    |                          |    |N/A                            |
+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+
|19. |Total amount paid (if any)|20. |Description of shares or       |
|    |for grant of the option   |    |debentures involved (class and |
|    |N/A                       |    |number)                        |
|    |                          |    |N/A                            |
+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+
|21. |Exercise price (if fixed  |22. |Total number of shares or      |
|    |at time of grant) or      |    |debentures over which options  |
|    |indication that price is  |    |held following notification    |
|    |to be fixed at the time of|    |N/A                            |
|    |exercise                  |    |                               |
|    |N/A                       |    |                               |
+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+
|23. |Any additional information|24. |Name of contact and telephone  |
|    |N/A                       |    |number for queries: JENNIFER   |
|    |                          |    |BURTON, ASSISTANT COMPANY      |
|    |                          |    |SECRETARY, 020 7010 2256       |
+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+

+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible  |
|for making notification                                              |
|JENNIFER BURTON                                                      |
|ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY                                          |
|___________________________________________________________          |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Date of notification ___27 SEPTEMBER 2005                            |
|________________________________________                             |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+





Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|1.  |Name of the issuer         |2.  |State whether the notification   |
|    |PEARSON PLC                |    |relates to (i) a transaction     |
|    |                           |    |notified in accordance with DR   |
|    |                           |    |3.1.4R(1)(a)                     |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|    |                           |    |(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a         |
|    |                           |    |disclosure made in accordance    |
|    |                           |    |with section 324 (as extended by |
|    |                           |    |section 328) of the Companies Act|
|    |                           |    |1985; or                         |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|    |                           |    |(v)       both (i) and (ii)      |
|    |                           |    |BOTH (i) AND (ii)                |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|3.  |Name of person discharging |4.  |State whether notification       |
|    |managerial responsibilities|    |relates to a person connected    |
|    |/director                  |    |with a person discharging        |
|    |JOHN MAKINSON              |    |managerial responsibilities/     |
|    |                           |    |director named in 3 and identify |
|    |                           |    |the connected person             |
|    |                           |    |N/A                              |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|5.  |Indicate whether the       |6   |Description of shares (including |
|    |notification is in respect |    |class), debentures or derivatives|
|    |of a holding of the person |    |or financial instruments relating|
|    |referred to in 3 or 4 above|    |to shares                        |
|    |or in respect of a         |    |ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH      |
|    |non-beneficial interest1   |    |                                 |
|    |HOLDING                    |    |                                 |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|7.  |Name of registered         |8.  |State the nature of the          |
|    |shareholder(s) and, if more|    |transaction                      |
|    |than one, the number of    |    |PURCHASE OF SHARES THROUGH THE   |
|    |shares held by each of them|    |DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN       |
|    |JOHN MAKINSON              |    |                                 |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|9   |Number of shares,          |10. |Percentage of issued class       |
|    |debentures or financial    |    |acquired (treasury shares of that|
|    |instruments relating to    |    |class should not be taken into   |
|    |shares acquired            |    |account when calculating         |
|    |2,152 SHARES               |    |percentage)                      |
|    |                           |    |0.00027%                         |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|11. |Number of shares,          |12. |Percentage of issued class       |
|    |debentures or financial    |    |disposed (treasury shares of that|
|    |instruments relating to    |    |class should not be taken into   |
|    |shares disposed N/A        |    |account when calculating         |
|    |                           |    |percentage) N/A                  |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|13. |Price per share or value of|14. |Date and place of transaction    |
|    |transaction                |    |23 SEPTEMBER 2005                |
|    |£6.543329                  |    |LLOYDSTSB REGISTRARS             |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
|15. |Total holding following    |16. |Date issuer informed of          |
|    |notification and total     |    |transaction                      |
|    |percentage holding         |    |26 SEPTEMBER 2005                |
|    |following notification (any|    |                                 |
|    |treasury shares should not |    |                                 |
|    |be taken into account when |    |                                 |
|    |calculating percentage)    |    |                                 |
|    |149,466 0.01859%           |    |                                 |
+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+
If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes
+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+
|17. |Date of grant             |18. |Period during which or date on |
|    |N/A                       |    |which it can be exercised      |
|    |                          |    |N/A                            |
+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+
|19. |Total amount paid (if any)|20. |Description of shares or       |
|    |for grant of the option   |    |debentures involved (class and |
|    |N/A                       |    |number)                        |
|    |                          |    |N/A                            |
+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+
|21. |Exercise price (if fixed  |22. |Total number of shares or      |
|    |at time of grant) or      |    |debentures over which options  |
|    |indication that price is  |    |held following notification    |
|    |to be fixed at the time of|    |N/A                            |
|    |exercise                  |    |                               |
|    |N/A                       |    |                               |
+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+
|23. |Any additional information|24. |Name of contact and telephone  |
|    |N/A                       |    |number for queries: JENNIFER   |
|    |                          |    |BURTON, ASSISTANT COMPANY      |
|    |                          |    |SECRETARY, 020 7010 2256       |
+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+

+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible  |
|for making notification                                              |
|JENNIFER BURTON                                                      |
|ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY                                          |
|___________________________________________________________          |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Date of notification ___27 SEPTEMBER 2005                            |
|________________________________________                             |
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