Director Shareholding

Pearson PLC 05 January 2004 5 January 2004 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 on 31 December 2003 under the Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan:- Name of No. of Percentage Price Total Holding Total Percentage Director Shares of Issued per Following Following Purchased Stock Share Notification Notification Lord 238 0.000030% 625.78p 3,043 0.00038% Burns Reuben 309 0.000039% 625.78p 13,561 0.00169% Mark Vernon 238 0.000030% 625.78p 2,992 0.00037% Sankey Gurvirendra Talwar 966 0.000120% 625.78p 12,268 0.00153% 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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