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Pearson PLC 6 November 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 87,930,607 shares, now represents 10.97% 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 1 November 2002 Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 87,930,607 10.98% Holdings by CG Management companies and Funds: • Capital Guardian Trust Company 56,111,863.00 7.01% • Capital International Limited 11,767,424.00 1.47% • Capital International S.A. 4,088,867.00 0.51% • Capital International, Inc. 8,345,191.00 1.04% • Capital Research and Management Company 7,617,272.00 0.95% Schedule A Schedule of holdings in Pearson plc As of 1 November 2002 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 8,107,207 Bank of New York Nominees 1,462,633 Chase Nominees Limited 22,684,896 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd. 624,335 Midland Bank plc 11,047,300 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 2,300 Bankers Trust 2,459,900 Barclays Bank 1,187,000 Citibank London 933,986 Nortrust Nominees 6,438,992 Royal Bank of Scotland 23,700 MSS Nominees Limited 109,000 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 58,100 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 3,100 Citibank NA 40,400 Deutsche Bank AG 5,100 HSBC Bank plc 17,100 ROY Nominees Limited 104,800 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 802,004 TOTAL 56,111,853 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 334,662 Bank of New York Nominees 3,157,922 Northern Trust 136,400 Chase Nominees Limited 2,478,091 Midland Bank plc 82,100 Bankers Trust 1,484,858 Barclays Bank 87,100 Citibank London 8,000 Morgan Guaranty 242,559 Nortrust Nominees 1,815,855 Royal Bank of Scotland 8,100 MSS Nominees Limited 45,600 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 236,500 Lloyds Bank 31,500 Citibank NA 23,500 Deutsche Bank AG 632,836 HSBC Bank plc 595,800 Mellon Bank N.A. 103,116 KAS UK 27,525 Bank One London 161,300 Clydesdale Bank plc 74,100 TOTAL 11,767,424 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 1,267,699 Credit Suisse London Branch 20,000 Midland Bank plc 446,400 Barclays Bank 345,818 Citibank London 27,000 Brown Bros. 50,400 Nortrust Nominees 11,300 Morgan Stanley 12,900 Royal Bank of Scotland 886,518 MSS Nominees Limited 17,800 J.P. Morgan 297,800 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 27,000 National Westminster Bank 76,600 Lloyds Bank 82,800 Vidacos Nominees Ltd. 44,090 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 15,027 Citibank NA 12,000 Deutsche Bank AG 172,352 HSBC Bank plc 173,000 TOTAL 4,088,867 Schedule B Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 2,743,683 Bank of New York Nominees 839,890 Chase Nominees Limited 2,510,340 Midland Bank plc 147,600 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 11,600 Bankers Trust 8,800 Citibank London 29,000 Nortrust Nominees 713,498 Royal Bank of Scotland 135,200 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 794,996 Citibank 33,700 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 23,900 Citibank NA 217,957 Deutsche Bank AG 93,000 Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd. 15,227 HSBC Bank plc 26,800 TOTAL 8,345,191 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 10%+ Interest % of Issued Date of Shares Shares Total Share Notification Beneficial Holder Registered Holder Acquired Disposed Holding Holding Capital The Capital Group Holding company names (see 05 Nov 2002 Companies Inc file for actual registered holders) Capital Guardian Trust 56,111,853 Capital International Limited 11,767,424 Capital International S.A. 4,088,867 Capital International Inc 8,345,191 Capital Research and Management Company 7,617,272 87,930,607 10.97% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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