Director/PDMR Shareholding

Pearson PLC
03 July 2006


Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan


Below are details of purchases of ordinary shares and ADRs made on Friday, 30
June 2006 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 Arculus          495      0.00006     7.38              495            0.00006
Lord Burns             297     0.000037     7.38            6,014            0.00075
Ken Hydon              495      0.00006     7.38              495            0.00006
Reuben Mark             68     0.000008     7.38           16,976            0.00211
Vernon Sankey           68     0.000008     7.38            5,631            0.00070
Gurvirendra Talwar   1,172     0.000146     7.38           15,733            0.00196



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

Susan Fuhrman       389      0.000048     $13.67        3,070           0.00038





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