Director Shareholding

Pearson PLC 2 April 2001 Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan Please find below details of purchases of ordinary shares made on 2 April 2001 under the Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan: Name of Director No. of shares Percentage of Price per Total Total Purchased Issued Stock Share Holding Percentage Following Following Notifica- Notifica- tion tion Lord Burns 121 0.000015% £12.42p 466 0.000058% Gillian Lewis 120 0.000015% £12.42p 466 0.000058% Reuben Mark 156 0.000020% £12,42p 10,277 0.00129% Vernon Sankey 120 0.000015% £12.42p 466 0.000058% Gurvirendra Talwar 546 0.000068% £12.42p 1,884 0.000236%

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