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Pearson PLC 28 October 2002 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 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 a non-beneficial interest 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 IN 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 DIVIDEND UNDER COMPANY'S DRIP 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 623 8. Percentage of issued class 0.00008% 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 10. Percentage of issued class N/A 11. Class of security 25P ORDINARY SHARES 12. Price per share 660.3p 13. Date of transaction 25/10/2002 14. Date company informed 28/10/2002 15. Total holding following this notification 50,939 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.00635% If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes. 17. Date of grant N/A 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable N/A 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number N/A 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise N/A 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification N/A 23. Any additional information OPERATION OF EVERGREEN MANDATE 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries JENNIFER MURPHY - 020 7010 2256 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification STEPHEN JONES, DEPUTY SECRETARY Date of Notification 28 OCTOBER 2002 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of company PEARSON PLC 2. Name of director JOHN 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 a non-beneficial interest 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 IN 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 DIVIDEND UNDER COMPANY'S DRIP 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 326 8. Percentage of issued class 0.00004% 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 10. Percentage of issued class N/A 11. Class of security 25P ORDINARY SHARES 12. Price per share 660.3P 13. Date of transaction 25 OCTOBER 2002 14. Date company informed 28 OCTOBER 2002 15. Total holding following this notification 29,333 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.00366% If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes. 17. Date of grant N/A 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable N/A 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number N/A 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise N/A 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification N/A 23. Any additional information OPERATION OF EVERGREEN MANDATE 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries JENNIFER MURPHY - 020 7010 2256 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification STEPHEN JONES, DEPUTY SECRETARY Date of Notification 28 OCTOBER 2002 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 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 a non-beneficial interest 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 IN 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 DIVIDEND UNDER COMPANY'S DRIP 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 1,129 8. Percentage of issued class 0.000141% 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 10. Percentage of issued class N/A 11. Class of security 25P ORDINARY SHARES 12. Price per share 660.3P 13. Date of transaction 25 OCTOBER 2002 14. Date company informed 28 OCTOBER 2002 15. Total holding following this notification 83,808 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.01045% If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes. 17. Date of grant N/A 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable N/A 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number N/A 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise N/A 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification N/A 23. Any additional information OPERATION OF EVERGREEN MANDATE 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries JENNIFER MURPHY - 020 7010 2256 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification STEPHEN JONES, DEPUTY SECRETARY Date of Notification 28 OCTOBER 2002 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 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 a non-beneficial interest 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) LORD STEVENSON OF CODDENHAM 1,136 LORD HENRY DENNISTOUN STEVENSON 38 CLOACA MAXIMA 144 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 DIVIDEND UNDER COMPANY'S DRIP 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 1,318 8. Percentage of issued class 0.00016% 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 10. Percentage of issued class N/A 11. Class of security 25P ORDINARY SHARES 12. Price per share 660.3p 13. Date of transaction 25 OCTOBER 2002 14. Date company informed 28 OCTOBER 2002 15. Total holding following this notification 115,892 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.01446% If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes. 17. Date of grant N/A 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable N/A 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number N/A 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise N/A 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification N/A 23. Any additional information OPERATION OF EVERGREEN MANDATE 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries JENNIFER MURPHY - 020 7010 2256 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification STEPHEN JONES, DEPUTY SECRETARY Date of Notification 28 OCTOBER 2002 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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