Holding(s) in Company

Pearson PLC
28 February 2007


TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

PEARSON PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket
/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( X )
SEE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

N/A

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

N/A

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27/2/07

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

ABOVE 3%

8. Notified details:

.................


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using    Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                                       transaction (vi)
                                        Number of      Number of voting Rights
                                        shares         (viii)

GBP ORD 0.25                            24,046,759     3.00%



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if    Number of     Number of voting       % of voting
possible using the ISIN    shares        rights (ix)            rights
CODE

                           Direct        Direct (x)    Indirect Direct  Indirect
                                                       (xi)

GBP ORD 0.25               28,868,364    28,868,364             3.57



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration Exercise/       Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial   Date       Conversion      be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument  (xiii)     Period/ Date    exercised/ converted.             rights
                       (xiv)







Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

28,868,364                                   3.57


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

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (DIRECT AND INDIRECT) (GROUP)

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS) LTD
(LGIMH) (DIRECT AND INDIRECT)

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD (LGIM) (INDIRECT)

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (L & G) (DIRECT) (28,868,364 - 3.57%=LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED (LGIMHD) (DIRECT)

LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LTD (PMC)

LEGAL & GENERAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD (LGIH) (DIRECT)

LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY LTD (LGAS & LGPL)

LEGAL & GENERAL PENSIONS LTD (LGPL) (DIRECT)


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A


13. Additional information:

NOTIFICATION USING THE TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS FIGURE OF 806,490,361


FIRST NOTIFICATION UNDER DTR SOURCEBOOK

14. Contact name:

HELEN LEWIS


15. Contact telephone number:

020 7528 6742




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