Statement re Groupe Les Echos

Pearson PLC
19 June 2007









19 June 2007



STATEMENT REGARDING GROUPE LES ECHOS


Pearson confirms that it is considering strategic options for Groupe Les Echos.


This process will establish whether a potential sale of Groupe Les Echos may
create value for Pearson's shareholders and enable Les Echos' editorial
independence to continue and its people to prosper under a new owner.


Groupe Les Echos includes Les Echos, France's leading business newspaper;
lesechos.fr, France's leading business media website; Enjeux, a leading business
magazine; and other specialist financial information services. In 2006, Groupe
Les Echos contributed €126m of sales and €10m of operating profit to Pearson.


A further announcement will be made in due course.



For more information:


Luke Swanson + 44 (0)20 7010 2310




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