Director Shareholding

Pearson PLC
27 June 2003


27 June 2003


RNS
The London Stock Exchange
Old Broad Street
London
EC2N 1HP

Dear Sirs

Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

Below are details of purchases of ordinary shares made earlier today under the
Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan:-

                                                                Total Holding    Total Percentage
Name of        No. of Shares   Percentage of      Price per     Following        Following
Director           Purchased   Issued Stock       Share         Notification     Notification

Lord Burns              259       0.000032%        575.55p           2,541           0.00032%

Reuben Mark             336       0.000050%        575.55p          12,915           0.00161%

Vernon Sankey           259       0.00032%         575.55p           2,816           0.00027%

Gurvirendra Talwar     1051       0.000131%        575.55p          10,249           0.00128%

If there are any questions in connection with this matter, please do not
hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully


Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary

SAJ/DC



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