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Pearson PLC 3 October 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 80,088,886 shares, now represents 9.99% 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 October 2002 Pearson plc Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 80,088,886 10.00% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Fund: • Capital Guardian Trust Company 49,580,210.00 6.19% • Capital International Limited 11,291,842.00 1.41% • Capital International S.A. 3,760,867.00 0.47% • Capital International, Inc. 7,838,695.00 0.98% • Capital Research and Management Company 7,617,272.00 0.95% Schedule A Schedule of holdings in Pearson plc As of 1 October 2002 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 7,460,907 Bank of New York Nominees 1,162,790 Chase Nominees Limited 19,586,196 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd. 567,035 Midland Bank plc 10,138,800 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 2,300 Bankers Trust 2,147,100 Barclays Bank 1,058,600 Citibank London 775,986 Nortrust Nominees 5,718,292 Royal Bank of Scotland 20,800 MSS Nominees Limited 88,800 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 58,100 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 3,100 Citibank NA 35,900 Deutsche Bank AG 5,100 HSBC Bank plc 15,700 ROY Nominees Limited 93,100 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 639,304 Clydesdale Bank plc 2,300 TOTAL 49,580,210 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 366,462 Bank of New York Nominees 3,096,092 Northern Trust 136,400 Chase Nominees Limited 2,313,626 Midland Bank plc 82,100 Bankers Trust 1,467,058 Barclays Bank 54,500 Citibank London 80,000 Morgan Guaranty 242,559 Nortrust Nominees 1,616,168 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 608,836 HSBC Bank plc 578,800 Mellon Bank N.A. 103,116 KAS UK 27,525 Bank One London 153,100 Clydesdale Bank plc 61,800 TOTAL 11,291,842 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 1,198,199 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 903,518 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 161,152 HSBC Bank plc 173,000 TOTAL 3,760,867 Schedule B Capital International, Inc. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 2,509,283 Bank of New York Nominees 706,190 Chase Nominees Limited 2,584,740 Midland Bank plc 141,500 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 11,600 Bankers Trust 8,800 Citibank London 26,400 Nortrust Nominees 675,298 Royal Bank of Scotland 123,200 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 772,500 Citibank 33,700 RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 23,900 Citibank NA 116,857 Deutsche Bank AG 62,700 Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd. 15,227 HSBC Bank plc 26,800 TOTAL 7,838,695 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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