Director Shareholding

Pearson PLC
1 November 2000


To Company Announcements Office

In accordance with the requirements of section 329(1) of the Companies
Act 1985, we hereby notify you that, after the Dividend Reinvestment
issue in respect of the interim dividend for the year ended 31 December
2000, which was paid out on Friday, 27 October 2000, the following
executive director of the company is interested, under the company's
Incentive Share Plan, in additional ordinary shares of 25p each in the
company as detailed below:-

Name of Director                Maximum Number of Additional Shares
                                subject to Conditional Award under the Plan

Lord Stevenson                  332 shares

The value of these shares was 1821.4p per share in accordance with the
terms of the Dividend Reinvestment Plan and the market value of the
shares on 27 October 2000.

No consideration was paid for the awards in respect of the additional
shares referred to above. The shares covered by the conditional award
will vest in the directors if and to the extent certain performance
criteria have been met at the end of the incentive period and/or at
the discretion of the Pearson Employee Share Trustees Limited the
Trustee of the Scheme.

From Pearson Plc


The Pearson Employee Share Trustees Limited has received an additional 938
ordinary shares of 25p each in the company as a result of a Dividend
Reinvestment Plan effective on 27 October 2000.  These shares will be held under
the Pearson Employee Share Trust and will be available to satisfy conditional
awards of shares to various Pearson executive directors and certain executives
under the company's Incentive Share Plan. The release of the shares to the
executive directors is dependent on certain performance targets being met.

The value of these shares was 1821.4p per share in accordance with the terms of
the Dividend Reinvestment Plan and the market value of the shares on 27 October
2000.

As the Trust is a discretionary trust under which all employees (including
executive directors) of Pearson are potential beneficiaries, each executive
director is treated for Companies Act purposes as interested in the shares
referred to above.



                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY

PEARSON PLC

2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

MARJORIE SCARDINO

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder
    if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the
    age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest

IN RESPECT OF DIRECTOR'S OWN HOLDING

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them. (If notified)

AS (2) ABOVE

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

NO

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS UNDER THE COMPANY'S DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

280

8)   (0.00004%)
    of issued Class


9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed



10)  ( N/A %)
    of issued Class


11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

12) Price per share

£18-214

13) Date of transaction

27 OCTOBER 2000

14) Date company informed

31 OCTOBER 2000

15) Total holding following this notification

71,259

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.009%

     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification



23) Any additional information

PEARSON OPERATES AN EVERGREEN MANDATE UNDER ITS DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

STEPHEN JONES          020 7411 2257

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

   Date of Notification     1 NOVEMBER 2000                            


                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY


PEARSON PLC

2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

LORD STEVENSON

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder
    if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the
    age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest

IN RESPECT OF DIRECTOR'S OWN HOLDING

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them. (If notified)

AS (2) ABOVE

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

NO

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS UNDER THE COMPANY'S DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

314 

8)   (0.00004%)
    of issued Class


9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed



10)  ( N/A %)
    of issued Class


11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

12) Price per share

£18-214

13) Date of transaction

27 OCTOBER 2000

14) Date company informed

31 OCTOBER 2000

15) Total holding following this notification

90,406

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.0113%

     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification



23) Any additional information

PEARSON OPERATES AN EVERGREEN MANDATE UNDER ITS DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

STEPHEN JONES     020 7411 2257

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

   Date of Notification    1 NOVEMBER 2000                             


                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY

PEARSON PLC

2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

JOHN CROWTHER MAKINSON

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder
    if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the
    age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest

IN RESPECT OF DIRECTOR'S OWN HOLDING

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them. (If notified)

AS (2) ABOVE

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

NO

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS UNDER THE COMPANY'S DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

68

8)   (0.000009%)
    of issued Class


9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed



10)  ( N/A %)
    of issued Class


11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

12) Price per share

£18-214

13) Date of transaction

27 OCTOBER 2000

14) Date company informed

31 OCTOBER 2000

15) Total holding following this notification

22,465

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.0028%

     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification



23) Any additional information

PEARSON OPERATES AN EVERGREEN MANDATE UNDER ITS DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

STEPHEN JONES     020 7411 2257

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

   Date of Notification     1 NOVEMBER 2000                            


                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY

PEARSON PLC

2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

DAVID CHARLES MAURICE BELL

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder
    if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the
    age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest

IN RESPECT OF DIRECTOR'S OWN HOLDING

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them. (If notified)

AS (2) ABOVE

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

NO

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS UNDER THE COMPANY'S DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

145

8)   (0.00002%)
    of issued Class


9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed



10)  ( N/A %)
    of issued Class


11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

12) Price per share

£18-214

13) Date of transaction

27 OCTOBER 2000

14) Date company informed

31 OCTOBER 2000

15) Total holding following this notification

44,087

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.006%

     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification



23) Any additional information

PEARSON OPERATES AN EVERGREEN MANDATE UNDER ITS DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

STEPHEN JONES     020 7411 2257

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

   Date of Notification    1 NOVEMBER 2000