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Pearson PLC 04 September 2006 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 on 4 September 2006 we received information that, pursuant to section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, the shareholding of Barclays PLC, which equals 34,344,083 shares, now represents 4.27% of the issued ordinary share capital of Pearson plc. The registered holders of the shares are listed on the schedule attached to this announcement LEGAL ENTITY REPORT PEARSON SEDOL: 0263494 As at 29 August 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 34,344,083 ORD GBP0.25 representing 4.27% of the issued share capital of 804,517,585 units. Legal Entity Holding Percentage Gerrard Ltd 1,965,505 0.2443 Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 37,201 0.0046 Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking 905,122 0.1125 Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 1,073,619 0.1334 Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 57,296 0.0071 Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 71,338 0.0089 Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 2,000 0.0002 Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 5,628,480 0.6996 Barclays Private Bank Ltd 22,104 0.0027 Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 14,495,101 1.8017 Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 82,900 0.0103 Barclays Capital Inc 597,142 0.0742 Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 33,908 0.0042 Barclays Global Investors Ltd 6,706,217 0.8336 Barclays Global Fund Advisors 2,666,150 0.3314 Group Holding 34,344,083 4.2687 As at 29 August 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 34,344,083 ORD GBP0.25 representing 4.27% of the issued share capital of 804,517,585 units. Registered Holder Account Destination Holding BANK OF NEW YORK 56,892 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 416,530 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 521,452 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 13,791,530 Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. 180,612 Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. 182,119 Barclays Global Investors Canada 57,296 Barclays Trust Co & Others 485 Barclays Trust Co DMC69 C 0000000000OO0OOO00 19,808 Barclays Trust Co E99 C 000000000000000000 255 Barclays Trust Co R69 C 000000000000000000 16,653 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 389,562 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 266,201 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69326901 4,000 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 69447801 19,000 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 120142001 10,000 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 120146302 908 Gerrard Nominees Limited 602698 445 Gerrard Nominees Limited 617906 1,590 Gerrard Nominees Limited 633484 445 Gerrard Nominees Limited 635860 1,000 Gerrard Nominees Limited 637739 584 Gerrard Nominees Limited 643975 2,000 Gerrard Nominees Limited 654151 1,800 Gerrard Nominees Limited 660574 300 Gerrard Nominees Limited 768557 1,975 Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 67,784 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 3,824,338 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO, 821,923 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO, 67,778 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 136,434 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 206,172 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 6,950 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 244,969 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,137,184 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 5,816 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 22,945 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 100,670 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 48,255 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 12,687 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 74,323 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 54,880 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 209,855 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 47,611 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 435,500 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 100,640 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 6,282,286 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 13,812 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18408 34,369 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 71,338 JPMorgan Chase Bank 40,355 JPMORGAN Chase Bank 436,844 JPMorgan Chase Bank 116,567 JPMorgan Chase Bank 107,846 JPMorgan Chase Bank 26,168 JPMorgan Chase Bank 6,547 JPMorgan Chase Bank 7,651 JPMorgan Chase Bank 85,827 JPMorgan Chase Bank 22,646 JPMorgan Chase Bank 80,839 JPMorgan Chase Bank 7,566 JPMorgan Chase Bank 49,043 JPMorgan Chase Bank 4,485 Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN / 31,639 Mitsui Asset 13,048 R C Greig Nominees Limited 1,028,399 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AKl 456,681 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 110,772 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 64,798 R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 147,113 R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 234092 750 R C Greig Nominees Limited SAl 79,069 Reflex Nominees Limited 2,000 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST CO 675 STATE STREET BOSTON 413,932 Trust & Custody Services Bank 8,127 Trust & Custody Services Bank 631 ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 22,104 Total 34,344,083 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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