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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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END HOLBKFKKBBKDDOK

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