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Pearson PLC 5 September 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 77,465,345 shares, now represents 9.66% 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 3 September 2002 Pearson plc Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 77,465,345 9.67% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: • Capital Guardian Trust Company 48,044,167.00 6.00% • Capital International Limited 11,055,396.00 1.38% • Capital International S.A. 3,743,515.00 0.47% • Capital International, Inc. 7,004,995.00 0.87% • Capital Research and Management Company 7,617,272.00 0.95% Schedule A Schedule of holdings in Pearson plc As of 3 September 2002 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 7,246,307 Bank of New York Nominees 1,104,790 Chase Nominees Limited 19,089,796 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd. 512,835 Midland Bank plc 9,811,500 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 2,300 Bankers Trust 2,088,200 Barclays Bank 1,049,100 Citibank London 766,086 Nortrust Nominees 5,450,192 Royal Bank of Scotland 20,800 MSS Nominees Limited 87,600 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 58,100 RBSTB Nominees Ltd 3,100 Citibank NA 35,300 Deutsche Bank AG 5,100 HSBC Bank plc 15,700 ROY Nominees Limited 80,200 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 614,861 Clydesdale Bank plc 2,300 TOTAL 48,044,167 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 364,662 Bank of New York Nominees 3,079,892 Chase Nominees Limited 2,266,526 Midland Bank plc 57,200 Bankers Trust 1,467,058 Barclays Bank 8,500 Citibank London 80,000 Morgan Guaranty 242,559 Nortrust Nominees 1,661,322 Royal Bank of Scotland 8,100 MSS Nominees Limited 45,600 State Street Bank & Trust Co 211,000 Lloyds Bank 31,500 Citibank NA 7,500 Deutsche Bank AG 639,236 HSBC Bank plc 578,800 Mellon Bank N.A. 63,516 KAS UK 27,525 Bank One London 153,100 Clydesdale Bank plc 61,800 TOTAL 11,055,396 Schedule B Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 10,636 Bank of New York Nominees 91,727 Chase Nominees Limited 1,297,899 Credit Suisse London Branch 20,000 Midland Bank plc 438,700 Barclays Bank 329,318 Citibank London 27,000 Brown Bros. 50,400 Nortrust Nominees 3,900 Morgan Stanley 4,300 Royal Bank of Scotland 894,218 J.P. Morgan 101,800 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 27,000 National Westminster Bank 76,600 Lloyds Bank 72,500 Vidacos Nominees Ltd 44,090 RBSTB Nominees Ltd 15,027 Citibank NA 12,000 Deutsche Bank AG 121,800 HSBC Bank plc 104,600 TOTAL 3,743,515 Schedule B Capital International, Inc. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 1,893,983 Bank of New York Nominees 694,790 Chase Nominees Limited 2,444,740 Midland Bank plc 141,500 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 11,600 Bankers Trust 8,800 Citibank London 26,400 Nortrust Nominees 647,298 Royal Bank of Scotland 96,400 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 772,500 Citibank 26,500 RBSTB Nominees Ltd 23,900 Citibank NA 112,557 Deutsche Bank AG 62,700 Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd 14,527 HSBC Bank plc 26,800 TOTAL 7,004,995 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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