Purchase of Own Securities

Pearson PLC 04 March 2003 Company Announcements Office The London Stock Exchange Old Broad Street London EC2N 1HP Dear Sirs Bond Repurchase Pearson plc announce the repurchase of €30.0m in aggregate of the €250m 5.0% Notes due 17 October 2003 for cancellation. Following the repurchase, the amount of such securities outstanding is €201.1m. Contact: Michael Day (Tel: 020 7010 2292). Yours faithfully Stephen Jones Deputy Secretary SAJ/DC This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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