Director Shareholding

Pearson PLC
01 October 2003


1 October 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 earlier today under the
Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan:-



                                              Total Holding    Total Percentage
                                              Following        Following
                                              Notification     Notification
            No. of
            Shares
            Purchased
Name of                 Percentage  Price per
Director                of Issued   Share
                        Stock
Lord              259    0.000032%   574.72p           2,805           0.00035%
Burns

Reuben            337    0.000042%   574.72p          13,252           0.00165%
Mark

Vernon            259    0.000032%   574.72p           2,754           0.00034%
Sankey

Gurvirendra     1,053    0.000131%   574.72p          11,302           0.00141%
Talwar



If there are any questions in connection with this matter, please do not
hesitate to contact me.


Yours faithfully

Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary


SAJ/DC






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