Holding(s) in Company

Pearson PLC
29 March 2005



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 
Franklin Resources, Inc. equals 96,437,794 shares, representing 12.0027% of the
issued share capital of Pearson plc.

The registered holders of the shares are listed on the schedule below.

Letter from Pearson Plc


Letter to Pearson Plc
Dated 28 March, 2005

S.198 Companies Act - Disclosure of Share Interests

We are acting on behalf of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates, which
includes Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, Inc. and its
affiliates.  Franklin Resources, Inc., a diversified financial services company,
and its affiliates perform investment management, advisory and related services
for clients on a global basis.

We wish to advise you of interests in the share capital of your Company under
management of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates on behalf of clients,
as detailed in the below schedule.

Letter from Franklin Templeton Investments

                                        Schedule
                                     PEARSON PLC   
                                    Outstanding Shares              803,465,794

     Registered Holder                 No. of Shares          % of Class

Bank of New York, London               5,511,640                0.6860%

Bank of New York,Europe                   13,403                0.0017%

CEDE                                       2,900                0.0004%

Citibank Nominees Ltd                    810,264                0.1008%

Clydesdale Bank Plc                      897,400                0.1117%

Euroclear Bank SA                         38,254                0.0048%

HSBC Bank PLC                          1,075,698                0.1339%

JP Morgan/Chase Bank                  70,801,145                8.8120%

Mellon Trust                           2,925,338                0.3641%

Merrill Lynch                          1,380,272                0.1718%

Northern Trust Company                 1,779,701                0.2215%

Royal Trust Corp of Canada             3,658,351                0.4553%

State Street Nominees Limited          7,543,428                0.9389%

TOTAL                                 96,437,794               12.0027%






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