Holding(s) in Company

Pearson PLC
29 January 2002


Letter to Company Announcements Office


Notification of change in interest in shares
 
We write in accordance with rule 9.12, under the continuing obligations
section of the Listing Rules, to notify you that we have today received
information that, pursuant to section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, the
shareholding of The Capital Group Companies, Inc., which equals 57,420,944
shares, now represents 7.17% of the issued ordinary share capital of Pearson
plc.
 
The registered holders of the shares are listed on the schedules below.

Letter from Pearson PLC 


As of 18 January 2002 

Pearson plc

                                        Number of Shares     Percent of 
                                                            Outstanding 
                                             
 
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.             57,420,944          7.18%
('CG') holdings
Holdings by CG Management Companies
and Funds: 
 
•Capital Guardian Trust Company            32,118,969.00          4.02% 
•Capital International Limited             11,588,408.00          1.45%
•Capital International S.A.                 2,233,569.00          0.28%
•Capital International, Inc.                3,862,726.00          0.48% 
•Capital Research and Management            7,617,272.00          0.95%
 Company
      
                                Schedule A

 
 
                     Schedule of holdings in Pearson plc 
                           As of 18 January 2002
 
                       Capital Guardian Trust Company 


Registered Name                                              Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                   4,570,571  
Bank of New York Nominees                                         750,300  
Chase Nominees Limited                                         12,670,683    
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd.                                         230,500
Midland Bank plc                                                6,772,400  
Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                              2,300  
Bankers Trust                                                   1,455,000    
Barclays Bank                                                     554,500
Citibank London                                                   848,786 
Nortrust Nominees                                               3,898,631
Royal Bank of Scotland                                             13,000
MSS Nominees Limited                                               38,100
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                      23,400
RBSTB Nominees Ltd.                                                 3,100
Citibank NA                                                        39,200
HSBC Bank plc                                                       8,100
ROY Nominees Limited                                               47,700
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                      192,698

                                   TOTAL                       32,118,969 

                              
                       Capital International Limited

 
Registered Name                                             Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                    376,198
Bank of New York Nominees                                        900,846
Chase Nominees Limited                                         2,779,926
Midland Bank plc                                                  22,900
Bankers Trust                                                  4,057,598
Citibank London                                                   81,327
Morgan Guaranty                                                  338,959
Nortrust Nominees                                              1,784,220
Royal Bank of Scotland                                             8,100
MSS Nominees Limited                                              33,600
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                    222,400    
Lloyds Bank                                                       18,000
Citibank                                                          14,800
Deutsche Bank AG                                                 567,709
HSBC Bank plc                                                    157,900
KAS UK                                                            13,025
Bank One London                                                  188,000
Clydesdale Bank plc                                               22,900

                                    TOTAL                     11,588,408
 
                                                         

                        Capital International S.A.

Registered Name                                            Local Shares
 
State Street Nominees Limited                                   107,536 
Bank of New York Nominees                                        61,627 
Chase Nominees Limited                                          709,953
Credit Suisse London Branch                                      20,000
Midland Bank plc                                                197,400
Barclays Bank                                                   233,718
Royal Bank of Scotland                                          659,718 
National Westminster Bank                                        53,300
Lloyds Bank                                                      26,400
Vidacos Nominees Ltd.                                            19,090
RBSTB Nominees Ltd.                                              33,327
Citibank NA                                                      12,000
Deutsche Bank AG                                                 56,100
HSBC Bank plc                                                    43,400

                                   TOTAL                      2,233,569 

                             
                          Capital International, Inc. 

Registered Name                                            Local Shares
 
State Street Nominees Limited                                 1,254,679      
Bank of New York Nominees                                       195,826 
Chase Nominees Limited                                        1,653,021
Midland Bank plc                                                 73,500
Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                           25,000
Bankers Trust                                                     8,800
Citibank London                                                  26,400
Nortrust Nominees                                               406,200
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                   162,000
Citibank NA                                                      14,800
Deutsche Bank AG                                                 42,500

 
                                 TOTAL                        3,862,726 

                             
 
                    Capital Research and Management Company

 
Registered Name                                            Local Shares 

State Street Nominees Limited                                   500,000
Chase Nominees Limited                                        7,117,272


                                    TOTAL                     7,617,272 


                              Schedule B 


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