Director Shareholding

Pearson PLC 3 January 2001 Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan Please find below details of purchases of ordinary shares made on 2 January 2001 under the Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan:- Name of No. of Percentage of Price per Total Total Director Shares Issued Stock Share Holding Percentage Purchased Following Following Notification Notification Lord Burns 93 0.000012% £15.9675p 345 0.000043% Gillian Lewis 93 0.000012% £15.9675p 346 0.000043% Rouben Mark 121 0.000015% £15.9675p 10,121 0.00127% Vernon Sankey 93 0.000012% £15.9675p 346 0.000043% Gurvirendra Talwar 425 0.000053% £15.9675p 1,338 0.000168%

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