Holding(s) in Company

Pearson PLC
02 March 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 )

DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY RULES (TRANSITIONAL PROVISION 7)


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

TEMPLETON GLOBAL ADVISORS LIMITED


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

BANK OF NEW YORK

EUROCLEAR

HSBC BANK PLC

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK

MELLON BANK

MERRILL LYNCH INTL. LTD

ROYAL TRUST CORP. OF CANADA

STATE STREET BANK


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:

2/3/07


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


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

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

                                 Direct     Direct Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect
                                            (x)

GBP ORD 0.25                                        60,459,554            7.50%
ISIN:GB0006776081


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

        60,459,554                                7.50



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



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:


14. Contact name:

LORI A WEBER

ASSISTANT SECRETARY, FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC


15. Contact telephone number:

001 954 847 2283




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