Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0666R

Pearson PLC

28 October 2011

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:				Pearson plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights							Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:				Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):				N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:				26 October 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:				27 October 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:				From 4% to 3%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary 25p	32,673,972 (as on 03/08/2011)		32,385,175	32,385,175		3.97%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion Period		Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.		% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price		Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
							Nominal		Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights						Percentage of voting rights
32,385,175						3.97%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 32,385,175 - 3.97%= LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)	Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)	Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
	Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)