Directorate Change

Pearson PLC
07 March 2006


Appointment of David Arculus as a Non-Executive Director of Pearson plc

In accordance with LR 9.6.13, we provide the following information regarding Mr
Arculus:-

(1) Details of all directorships held by Mr Arculus in any other
    publicly quoted companies at any time in the previous five years, indicating
    whether or not he is still a director:

    Non-executive director of Barclays Bank plc (current)
    Non-executive director of Barclays plc (current)
    Non-executive director of Telefonica SA (current)
    Chairman of O2 plc (until company recently taken over by Telefonica)
    Director of Severn Trent plc (resigned 31.12.04)

(2) Any unspent convictions in relation to indictable offences:

    None

(3) Details of any receiverships, compulsory liquidations, creditors, voluntary
    liquidations, administrations, company voluntary arrangements or any 
    composition or arrangement with its creditors generally or any class of its 
    creditors of any company where Mr Arculus was an executive director at the 
    time of, or within 12 months preceding such events:

    None

(4) Details of any compulsory liquidations, administrations or
    partnership voluntary arrangements of any partnerships where Mr Arculus was 
    a partner at the time of, or within 12 months preceding, such events:

    None

(5) Details of receiverships of any assets of Mr Arculus or of a
    partnership of which Mr Arculus was a partner at the time of, or within the
    twelve months preceding, such event:

    None

(6) Details of any public criticisms of Mr Arculus by statutory or
    regulatory authorities (including designated professional bodies) and 
    whether he has ever been disqualified by a court from acting as a director 
    of a company or from acting in the management or conduct or the affairs of 
    any company:

    None


Appointment of Ken Hydon as a Non-Executive Director of Pearson plc

In accordance with LR 9.6.13, we provide the following information regarding Mr
Hydon:-

(1) Details of all directorships held by Mr Hydon in any other publicly
    quoted companies at any time in the previous five years, indicating whether 
    or not he is still a director:

    Non-executive director of Tesco plc (current)
    Non-executive director of Reckitt Benckiser plc (current)
    Finance director of Vodafone Group plc (resigned 26.07.05)

(2) Any unspent convictions in relation to indictable offences:

    None

(3) Details of any receiverships, compulsory liquidations, creditors, voluntary
    liquidations, administrations, company voluntary arrangements or any 
    composition or arrangement with its creditors generally or any class of its 
    creditors of any company where Mr Hydon was an executive director at the 
    time of, or within 12 months preceding such events:

    None

(4) Details of any compulsory liquidations, administrations or partnership
    voluntary arrangements of any partnerships where Mr Hydon was a partner at 
    the time of, or within 12 months preceding, such events:

    None

(5) Details of receiverships of any assets of Mr Hydon or of a
    partnership of which Mr Hydon was a partner at the time of, or within the 
    twelve months preceding, such event:

    None

(6) Details of any public criticisms of Mr Hydon by statutory or
    regulatory authorities (including designated professional bodies) and 
    whether he has ever been disqualified by a court from acting as a director 
    of a company or from acting in the management or conduct or the affairs of 
    any company:

    None




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