Holding(s) in Company

Pearson PLC
8 July 2002



Letter to RNS 

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 72,587,576 shares, now   
represents 9.07% 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 5 July 2002 

Pearson plc 
                                                        Number of    Percent of 
                                                           Shares   Outstanding 

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings      72,587,576      9.07%  

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

* Capital Guardian Trust Company                     39,735,506.00      4.96%   

* Capital International Limited                      15,812,718.00      1.98%   
                
* Capital International S.A.                          3,612,315.00      0.45%   

* Capital International, Inc.                         5,809,765.00      0.73%   

* Capital Research and Management Company             7,617,272.00      0.95%   


                                  Schedule A  



                      Schedule of holdings in Pearson plc 
                               As of 5 July 2002 

                        Capital Guardian Trust Company

Registered Name                                             Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                  5,719,071

Bank of New York Nominees                                        913,300

Chase Nominees Limited                                        15,702,296

BT Globenet Nominees Ltd.                                        315,800

Midland Bank Plc                                               8,455,500

Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                             2,300

Bankers Trust                                                  1,710,400

Barclays Bank                                                    833,600

Citibank London                                                  632,986

Nortrust Nominees                                              4,691,892

Royal Bank of Scotland                                            16,600

MSS Nominees Limited                                              70,200

State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                     47,000

RBSTB Nominees Ltd.                                                3,100

*New Account*                                                     68,763
Nominee Information
Not Available

Citibank NA                                                       28,400

Deutsche Bank AG                                                   5,100

HSBC Bank plc                                                     15,700

ROY Nominees Limited                                              62,400

Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                     438,798

Clydesdale Bank plc                                                2,300

                                              TOTAL           39,735,506


                                  Schedule B



                         Capital International Limited  
        
Registered Name                                             Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                    340,762

Bank of New York Nominees                                      1,987,365

Chase Nominees Limited                                         3,582,126

Midland Bank plc                                                  44,400

Bankers Trust                                                  4,693,898

Citibank London                                                   96,127

Morgan Guaranty                                                  349,559

Nortrust Nominees                                              2,324,720

Royal Bank of Scotland                                             8,100

MSS Nominees Limited                                              45,600

State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                    265,000

Lloyds Bank                                                       31,500

Deutsche Bank AG                                                 837,736

HSBC Bank plc                                                    926,700

KAS UK                                                            25,425

Bank One London                                                  195,000

Clydesdale Bank plc                                               58,700

                                             TOTAL            15,812,718

                                  Schedule B



                           Capital International S.A.   

Registered Name                                             Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                    107,536

Bank of New York Nominees                                         91,727

Chase Nominees Limited                                         1,153,599

Credit Suisse London Branch                                       20,000

Midland Bank plc                                                 500,300

Barclays Bank                                                    233,718

Citibank London                                                   27,000

Brown Bros.                                                       50,400

Royal Bank of Scotland                                           928,718

State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                     27,000

National Westminster Bank                                         76,600  

Lloyds Bank                                                       50,200  

Vidacos Nominees Ltd.                                             44,090  

RBSTB Nominees Ltd.                                               33,327  

Citibank NA                                                       12,000  

Deutsche Bank AG                                                 162,500  

HSBC Bank plc                                                     93,600  

                                         TOTAL                 3,612,315  


                                  Schedule B


              
                          Capital International, Inc. 

Registered Name                                             Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                  1,635,415

Bank of New York Nominees                                        582,726

Chase Nominees Limited                                         2,008,640

Midland Bank plc                                                  73,500

Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                            25,000

Bankers Trust                                                      8,800

Citibank London                                                   26,400

Nortrust Nominees                                                475,800

State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                    762,500

Citibank                                                          14,800

*New Account*                                                     63,100
Nominee Information
Not Available

Citibank NA                                                       58,957

Deutsche Bank AG                                                  62,700

Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd.                                      11,427

                                              TOTAL            5,809,765


                                  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 




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