Director Shareholding

Pearson PLC 21 December 2004 21 December 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 Burns 244 0.00003% 606.92p 4,089 0.00051% Susan Fuhrman 318 0.00004% 606.92p 551 0.00007% Reuben Mark 318 0.00004% 606.92p 14,798 0.00184% Vernon Sankey 244 0.00003% 606.92p 3,695 0.00046% Gurvirendra Talwar 997 0.00012% 606.92p 8,152 0.00101% If there are any questions in connection with this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours faithfully Michaella Henderson Assistant Company Secretary MH/DC This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange DBDDCBB

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