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Pearson PLC 21 August 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 72,880,472 shares, now represents 9.10% 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 19 August 2002 Pearson plc Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 72,880,472 9.10% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: • Capital Guardian Trust Company 41,716,167.00 5.21% • Capital International Limited 13,186,123.00 1.65% • Capital International S.A. 3,637,215.00 0.45% • Capital International, Inc. 6,723,695.00 0.84% • Capital Research and Management Company 7,617,272.00 0.95% Schedule A Schedule of holdings in Pearson plc As of 19 August 2002 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 6,084,307 Bank of New York Nominees 967,290 Chase Nominees Limited 16,163,896 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd. 443,635 Midland Bank plc 8,704,300 Deutsche Bank Mannheim 2,300 Bankers Trust 1,774,500 Barclays Bank 900,200 Citibank London 647,686 Nortrust Nominees 4,883,892 Royal Bank of Scotland 19,600 MSS Nominees Limited 78,400 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 58,100 RBSTB Nominees Ltd 3,100 "New Account" 270,000 Citibank NA 29,600 Deutsche Bank AG 5,100 HSBC Bank plc 15,700 ROY Nominees Limited 71,400 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 590,861 Clydesdale Bank plc 2,300 TOTAL 41,716,167 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 362,562 Bank of New York Nominees 3,425,592 Chase Nominees Limited 2,993,226 Midland Bank plc 47,300 Bankers Trust 1,574,458 Barclays Bank 8,500 Citibank London 106,127 Morgan Guaranty 242,559 Nortrust Nominees 2,018,422 Royal Bank of Scotland 8,100 MSS Nominees Limited 45,600 State Street Bank & Trust Co 329,500 Lloyds Bank 31,500 Citibank NA 7,500 Deutsche Bank AG 713,636 HSBC Bank plc 981,400 Mellon Bank N.A. 47,716 KAS UK 27,525 Bank One London 153,100 Clydesdale Bank plc 61,800 TOTAL 13,186,123 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 1,295,599 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 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 27,000 National Westminster Bank 76,600 Lloyds Bank 72,500 Vidacos Nominees Ltd 44,090 RBSTB Nominees Ltd 12,827 Citibank NA 12,000 Deutsche Bank AG 121,800 HSBC Bank plc 104,600 TOTAL 3,637,215 Schedule B Capital International, Inc. Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 1,800,683 Bank of New York Nominees 673,990 Chase Nominees Limited 2,289,440 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 22,400 RBSTB Nominees Ltd 23,900 Citibank NA 105,957 Deutsche Bank AG 62,700 Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd 13,327 HSBC Bank plc 26,800 TOTAL 6,723,695 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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