Director Declaration

Pearson PLC
01 August 2005


Appointment of Glen Moreno as chairman of Pearson plc.

In accordance with LR 9.6.13, we now provide the following information on Mr
Moreno.

(1) Details of all directorships held by Mr Moreno in any other publicly
quoted companies at any time in the previous five years, indicating whether or
not he is still a director;

Senior Non-Executive Director of Man Group plc (current)
Non-Executive Director of Fidelity International (current)
Trustee of Liechtenstein Global Trust (current)
Trustee of Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation (current)

(2) Any unspent convictions in relation to indictable offences;

None

(3) Details of any receiverships, compulsory liquidations, creditors, voluntary
liquidations, administrations, company voluntary arrangements or any composition
or arrangement with its creditors generally or any class of its creditors of any
company where Mr Moreno was an executive director at the time of, or within the
twelve months preceding, such events;

None

(4) Details of any compulsory liquidations, administrations or partnership
voluntary arrangements of any partnerships where Mr Moreno was a partner at the
time of, or within the twelve months preceding, such events;

None

(5) Details of receiverships of any assets of Mr Moreno or of a partnership of
which Mr Moreno was a partner at the time of, or within the twelve months
preceding, such event; and

None

(6) Details of any public criticisms of Mr Moreno by statutory or regulatory
authorities (including designated professional bodies) and whether he has ever
been disqualified by a court from acting as a director of a company or from
acting in the management or conduct or the affairs of any company:

None


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