Holding(s) in Company

Pearson PLC
8 February 2002


Letter to Company Announcements Office

Notification of change in interest in shares

We write in accordance with rule 9.12, under the continuing obligations section 
of the Listing Rules, to notify you that we have today received information 
that, pursuant to section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, the shareholding of 
The Capital Group Companies, Inc., which equals 58,196,705 shares, now 
represents 7.27% of the issued ordinary share capital of Pearson plc. 

The registered holders of the shares are listed on the schedules below. 

From Pearson PLC



As of 6 February 2002

Pearson plc 

                                                        Number of    Percent of 
                                                           Shares   Outstanding 

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings      58,196,705      7.28% 

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

•Capital Guardian Trust Company                     31,998,330.00      4.00% 

•Capital International Limited                      12,002,208.00      1.50% 
               
•Capital International S.A.                          2,276,269.00      0.28% 

•Capital International, Inc.                         4,302,626.00      0.54% 

•Capital Research and Management Company             7,617,272.00      0.95% 



                               Schedule A 


                      Schedule of holdings in Pearson plc 
                              As of 6 February 2002

                        Capital Guardian Trust Company

Registered Name                                             Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                  4,598,571

Bank of New York Nominees                                        774,400

Chase Nominees Limited                                        12,699,983

BT Globenet Nominees Ltd                                         230,500

Midland Bank Plc                                               6,936,200

Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                             2,300

Bankers Trust                                                  1,293,400

Barclays Bank                                                    554,500

Citibank London                                                  543,886

Nortrust Nominees                                              3,983,992

Royal Bank of Scotland                                            13,000

MSS Nominees Limited                                              43,000

State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                     22,000

RBSTB Nominees Ltd.                                                3,100

Citibank NA                                                       39,200

Deutsche Bank AG                                                   4,500

HSBC Bank plc                                                      8,100

ROY Nominees Limited                                              55,000

Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                     192,698

                                              TOTAL           31,998,330



                               Schedule B



                      Capital International Limited 
       
Registered Name                                             Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                    376,198

Bank of New York Nominees                                        913,946

Chase Nominees Limited                                         2,798,626

Midland Bank plc                                                  22,900

Bankers Trust                                                  4,321,498

Citibank London                                                   81,327

Morgan Guaranty                                                  338,959

Nortrust Nominees                                              1,895,020

Royal Bank of Scotland                                             8,100

MSS Nominees Limited                                              33,600

State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                    222,400

Lloyds Bank                                                       25,300

Citibank                                                          14,800

Deutsche Bank AG                                                 567,709

HSBC Bank plc                                                    157,900

KAS UK                                                            13,025

Bank of One London                                               188,000

Clydesdale Bank plc                                               22,900

                                             TOTAL            12,002,208

                                 Schedule B 



                          Capital International S.A. 

Registered Name                                             Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                    107,536

Bank of New York Nominees                                         61,627

Chase Nominees Limited                                           723,453

Credit Suisse London Branch                                       20,000

Midland Bank plc                                                 207,100

Barclays Bank                                                    233,718

Royal Bank of Scotland                                           661,718

National Westminster Bank                                        53,300

Lloyds Bank                                                      26,400

Vidacos Nominees Ltd.                                            19,090

RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                               33,327

Citibank NA                                                      12,000

Deutsche Bank AG                                                 56,100

HSBC Bank plc                                                    60,900

                                         TOTAL                2,276,269


                                 Schedule B 


              
                          Capital International, Inc.


Registered Name                                             Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                  1,324,679

Bank of New York Nominees                                        203,426

Chase Nominees Limited                                         1,912,521

Midland Bank plc                                                  73,500

Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                            25,000

Bankers Trust                                                      8,800

Citibank London                                                   26,400

Nortrust Nominees                                                456,300

State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                    194,500

Citibank NA                                                       14,800

Deutsche Bank AG                                                  62,700

                                              TOTAL            4,302,626


                                 Schedule B 


                   Capital Research and Management Company


Registered Name                                             Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                    500,000

Chase Nominees Limited                                         7,117,272

                                              TOTAL            7,617,272


                                 Schedule B 



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