Director Shareholding

Pearson PLC 02 April 2003 2 April 2003 RNS The London Stock Exchange Old Broad Street London EC2N 1HP Dear Sirs Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan Below are details of purchases of ordinary shares made yesterday under the Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan:- Name of Director No. of Shares Percentage of Price per Total Holding Total Percentage Purchased Issued Stock Share Following Following Notification Notification Lord Burns 310 0.000039% 480.9p 2,282 0.00028% Reuben Mark 403 0.000050% 480.9p 12,579 0.00157% Vernon Sankey 309 0.000039% 480.9p 2,236 0.00028% Gurvirendra Talwar 1,276 0.000159% 480.9p 9,198 0.00115% If there are any questions in connection with this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours faithfully Julia Casson Company Secretary JMC/DC This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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