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Pearson PLC 15 June 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 15 June 2006 we received information that, pursuant to section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, the shareholding of Barclays PLC, which equals 24,894,291 shares, now represents 3.09% of the issued ordinary share capital of Pearson plc. LEGAL ENTITY REPORT PEARSON SEDOL : 0677608 As at 12 June 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entitles listed below, had a notifiable interest in 24,894,291 ORD GBP0.25, representing 3.09% of the issued share capital of 804,512,879 units Legal Entity Holding Percentage Held Barclays Global Fund Advisors 2,532,091 .3147 Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd 71,723 -0089 Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd 50,847 .0063 Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & 903,016 .1122 Gerrard Ltd 2,016,554 .2507 Barclays Global Investors Ltd 7,513,887 .9340 Barclays Capital Securities Ltd 3,316,938 .4123 Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd 1,067,601 .1327 Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd 80,311 .0100 Barclays Global Investors, N.A. 5,897,439 .7330 Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd 39,932 .0050 Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 36,891 .0046 Barclays Capital Inc 1,359,947 .1690 Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd 2,000 .0002 Barclays Private Bank Ltd 5,114 .0006 Group Holding 24,894,291 3.0942 REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT PEARSON SEDOL: 0677608 As at 12 June 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 24,894,291 ORD GBP0.25 representing 3.09% of the issued share capital of 804,512,879 units. Registered Holder Account Destination Holding BANK OF NEW YORK 56,187 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 1,482,079 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 743,752 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 242,247 Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. 1,117,700 Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. 1,091,107 Barclays Global Investors Canada 50,847 Barclays Trust Co & Others 485 BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM C 000000000000000000 2,672 Barclays Trust Co DMC69 C 0000000000OO0OOO00 19,808 Barclays Trust Co E99 C 000000000000000000 84 Barclays Trust Co R69 C 000000000000000000 16,883 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 389,562 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 256,206 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00049699401 1,833 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00069326901 4,000 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00069447801 19,000 Clydesdale Nominees HGB012S 00070331001 1,150 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00120142001 10,000 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225 00120146302 908 Gerrard Nominees Limited 602698 445 Gerrard Nominees Limited 617906 1,590 Gerrard Nominees Limited 633484 445 Gerrard Nominees Limited 635360 1,000 Gerrard Nominees Limited 637739 584 Gerrard Nominees Limited 643975 2,000 PEARSON SEDOL: 0677608 As at 12 June 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 24,894,291 ORD GBP0.25 representing 3.09% of the issued share capital of 804,512,879 units. Registered Holder Account Destination Holding Gerrard Nominees Limited 654151 1,800 Gerrard Nominees Limited 660574 300 Greig Mlddleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 68,111 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 100,670 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO, 12,687 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO, 4,113,729 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 5,816 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 246,036 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 22,945 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,080,344 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 182,766 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 824,592 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 26,393 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 51,450 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 75,096 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 134,905 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 209,855 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 47,611 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 439,477 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 100,640 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 7,087,757 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 13,812 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18408 36,568 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 26,168 JPMorgan Chase Bank 85,827 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 71,723 PEARSON SEDOL: 0677608 As at 12 June 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 24,894,291 ORD GBP0.25 representing 3.09% of the issued share capital of 804,512,879 units. Registered Holder Account Destination Holding JPMorgan Chase Bank 2,591 JPMorgan Chase Bank 8,199 JPMorgan Chase Bank 7,651 JPMorgan Chase Bank 48,365 JPMorgan Chase Bank 22,646 JPMorgan Chase Bank 82,935 JPMorgan Chase Bank 115,216 JPMorgan Chase Bank 6,547 JPMorgan Chase Bank 107,846 JPMorgan Chase Bank 39,715 JPMorgan Chase Bank 434,633 Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN / 55,139 Mitsui Asset 13,048 R C Greig Nominees Limited 1,060,332 R C Grelg Nominees Limited a/c AKl 465,441 R C Grelg Nominees Limited a/c BL1 115,763 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 66,413 R C Grelg Nominees Limited GP1 150,405 R C Grelg Nominees Limited GP1 234092 750 R C Grelg Nominees Limited SAl 81,175 Reflex Nominees Limited 2,000 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST CO 675 STATE STREET BOSTON 413,932 Trust Si Custody Services Bank 7,477 Trust & Custody Services Bank 631 ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 5,114 PEARSON SEDOL: 0677608 As at 12 June 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below, had a notifiable interest in 24,894,291 ORD GBP0.25 representing 3.09% of the issued share capital of 804,512,879 units. Registered Holder Account Destination Holding Total 24,894,291 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange AD

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