Director/PDMR Shareholding

Pearson PLC
01 April 2008



Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

Below are details of purchases of ordinary shares and ADRs made on Monday, 31
March 2008 under the Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan:-



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

David Arculus                         322       0.00004%   £6.80           10,545             0.00130%

Lord Burns                            321       0.00004%   £6.80            8,792             0.00109%

Patrick Cescau                        321       0.00004%   £6.80            3,079             0.00038%

Ken Hydon                             322       0.00004%   £6.80            7,494             0.00093%


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

Susan Fuhrman                        425          0.00005%    $13.57         5,726            0.00071%



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