Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Pearson PLC
6 June 2000


LETTERS TO COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE

The Pearson Employee Share Trustees Limited has received an additional 1,181
ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company as a result of a Dividend
Reinvestment Plan effective on 2 June 2000.  These shares will be held under the
Pearson Employee Share Trust and will be available to satisfy conditional awards
of shares to various Pearson Executive directors and certain executives under
the Company's Incentive Share Plan.  The release of the shares to the executive
directors is dependent on certain performance targets being met.

The value of these shares was 1809.0p per share in accordance with the terms of
the Dividend Reinvestment Plan and the market value of the shares on 25 May
2000. 

As the Trust is a discretionary trust under which all employees (including
executive directors) of Pearson are potential beneficiaries, each executive
director is treated for Companies Act purposes as interested in the shares
referred to above.


In accordance with the requirements of section 329(l) of the Companies Act 1985,
we hereby notify you that, after the Dividend Reinvestment issue in respect of
the final dividend for the year ended 31 December 1999, which was paid out on
Friday 2 June 2000, the following executive director of the company is
interested, under the company's Incentive Share Plan, in additional ordinary
shares of 25p each in the company as detailed below:

     Name of Director          Maximum Number of Additional Shares subject to
                               Conditional Award under the Plan

     Lord Stevenson            494 shares

The value of these shares was 1809.0p per share in accordance with the terms of
the Dividend Reinvestment Plan and the market value of the shares on 25 May
2000.

No consideration was paid for the awards in respect of the additional shares
referred to above.  The shares covered by the conditional award will vest in the
directors if and to the extent certain performance criteria have been met at the
end of the incentive period and/or at the discretion of the Pearson Employee
Share Trustees Limited, the Trustee of the Scheme.


FROM PEARSON PLC

                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY

    PEARSON PLC

2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

    MARJORIE M SCARDINO

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's
    spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
    interest

    IN RESPECT OF THE DIRECTOR'S HOLDINGS

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them. (If notified)

    NOT NOTIFIED

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

    N/A

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

    REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS UNDER THE COMPANY'S DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

    304

8)   (0.00004 % )
    of issued Class

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed


    
10)  (    % )
   of issued Class

11) Class of security

    ORDINARY SHARES OF 25p EACH

12) Price per share

    £21.7127

13) Date of transaction

    2 JUNE 2000

14) Date company informed

    5 JUNE 2000

15) Total holding following this notification

    55,770

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    0.00892%

     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification



23) Any additional information

    COMPANY OPERATES AN EVERGREEN MANDATE UNDER ITS DRIP PLAN

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    JO BOOTLE  --  020-7411-2252

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

    Date of Notification.........6 JUNE 2000.........




                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY

    PEARSON PLC

2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

    DAVID CHARLES MAURICE BELL

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's
    spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
    interest

    IN RESPECT OF THE DIRECTOR'S HOLDINGS

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them. (If notified)

    NOT NOTIFIED

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

    N/A

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

    REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS UNDER THE COMPANY'S DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

    131

8)   (0.00002 % )
    of issued Class

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed


    
10)  (    % )
   of issued Class

11) Class of security

    ORDINARY SHARES OF 25p EACH

12) Price per share

    £21.7127

13) Date of transaction

    2 JUNE 2000

14) Date company informed

    5 JUNE 2000

15) Total holding following this notification

    33,046

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    0.00528%

     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification



23) Any additional information

    COMPANY OPERATES AN EVERGREEN MANDATE UNDER ITS DRIP PLAN

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    JO BOOTLE  --  020-7411-2252

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

    Date of Notification.........6 JUNE 2000.........


                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY

    PEARSON PLC

2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

    H D STEVENSON

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's
    spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
    interest

    IN RESPECT OF THE DIRECTOR'S HOLDINGS

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them. (If notified)

    NOT NOTIFIED

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

    N/A

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

    REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS UNDER THE COMPANY'S DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

    395

8)   (0.00006 % )
    of issued Class

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed


    
10)  (    % )
   of issued Class

11) Class of security

    ORDINARY SHARES OF 25p EACH

12) Price per share

    £21.7127

13) Date of transaction

    2 JUNE 2000

14) Date company informed

    5 JUNE 2000

15) Total holding following this notification

    70,788

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    0.01132%

     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification



23) Any additional information

    COMPANY OPERATES AN EVERGREEN MANDATE UNDER ITS DRIP PLAN

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    JO BOOTLE  --  020-7411-2252

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

    Date of Notification.........6 JUNE 2000.........