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Pearson PLC 4 February 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 58,002,505 shares, now represents 7.24% of the issued ordinary share capital of Pearson plc. The registered holders of the shares are listed on the schedules below. From Pearson PLC As of 31 January 2002 Pearson plc Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings 58,002,505 7.25% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: •Capital Guardian Trust Company 31,850,030.00 3.98% •Capital International Limited 11,994,808.00 1.50% •Capital International S.A. 2,256,769.00 0.28% •Capital International, Inc. 4,283,626.00 0.54% •Capital Research and Management Company 7,617,272.00 0.95% Schedule A Schedule of holdings in Pearson plc As of 31 January 2002 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 4,582,571 Bank of New York Nominees 750,300 Chase Nominees Limited 12,620,783 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 230,500 Midland Bank plc 6,773,900 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 2,300 Bankers Trust 1,457,900 Barclays Bank 554,500 Citibank London 543,886 Nortrust Nominees 3,957,292 Royal Bank of Scotland 13,000 MSS Nominees Limited 43,000 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 22,000 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 3,100 Citibank NA 39,200 HSBC Bank plc 8,100 ROY Nominees Limited 55,000 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 192,698 TOTAL 31,850,030 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 376,198 Bank of New York Nominees 912,546 Chase Nominees Limited 2,792,626 Midland Bank plc 22,900 Bankers Trust 4,321,498 Citibank London 81,327 Morgan Guaranty 338,959 Nortrust Nominees 1,895,020 Royal Bank of Scotland 8,100 MSS Nominees Limited 33,600 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 222,400 Lloyds Bank 25,300 Citibank 14,800 Deutsche Bank AG 567,709 HSBC Bank plc 157,900 KAS UK 13,025 Bank of One London 188,000 Clydesdale Bank plc 22,900 TOTAL 11,994,808 Schedule B Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 107,536 Bank of New York Nominees 61,627 Chase Nominees Limited 723,453 Credit Suisse London Branch 20,000 Midland Bank plc 207,100 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 2,256,769 Schedule B Capital International, Inc. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 1,324,679 Bank of New York Nominees 203,426 Chase Nominees Limited 1,893,521 Midland Bank plc 73,500 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 25,000 Bankers Trust 8,800 Citibank London 26,400 Nortrust Nominees 456,300 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 194,500 Citibank NA 14,800 Deutsche Bank AG 62,700 TOTAL 4,283,626 Schedule B 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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