Holding(s) in Company

Pearson PLC
29 October 2007



TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or                             Pearson PLC
the underlying issuer of                            --------------------
existing shares to which voting
rights are attached:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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                                                           ---------
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                    Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are ---------
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):______________
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3. Full name of person(s)                      Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
subject to the notification                         --------------------
obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)  Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) 
                                Limited (PMC)
(if different from 3.):                             --------------------
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5. Date of the transaction (and                          17/10/2007
date on which the threshold is                      --------------------
crossed or reached if
different):
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6. Date on which issuer                                  29/10/2007
notified:                                           --------------------
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are                           From 3% - 4%(L&G)
crossed or reached:                                 --------------------
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8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/   Situation previous to the   Resulting situation after the triggering 
type of  Triggering transaction      transaction
shares
if
possible
using    Number of     Number of     Number of     Number of voting  % of voting
the ISIN Shares        Voting Rights shares        rights             rights
CODE
                          Direct       Direct        Indirect Direct  Indirect

ORD     32,263,307    32,263,307    33,336,528    33,336,528             4.12
GBP0.25

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of     Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial   date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument             Period/ Date  exercised/ converted.              rights


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

       33,336,528                                  4.12





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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)
(LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (33,336,528 - 4. 12% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management        Legal & General Insurance Holdings
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)         Ltd (Direct) (LGIH)
(28,944,881- 3.58% = PMC)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society 
Limited (PMC) (28,944,881- 3.58% = PMC)         Ltd (LGAS & LGPL)
                                                Legal & General Pensions Limited 
                                                (Direct) (LGPL)

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. Notification using the total voting rights figure of 807,954,077
 Additional information:

    Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large
    number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of
    new business which has come to us in the form of an in-specie
    transfer.

14. Contact              Helen Lewis (LGIM)
    name:

15. Contact
    telephone number:   020 3124 3851




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