Director Shareholding

Pearson PLC 01 July 2004 1 July 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 yesterday 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 221 0.000028% 671.94p 3,597 0.00045% Burns Reuben 288 0.000036% 671.94p 14,158 0.00176% Mark Vernon 221 0.000028% 671.94p 3,451 0.00043% Sankey Gurvirendra Talwar 899 0.000112% 671.94p 6,146 0.00077% 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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