Director/PDMR Shareholding

Pearson PLC
21 December 2006






Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan


Below are details of purchases of ordinary shares and ADRs made on Wednesday, 20
December 2006 under the Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan:-



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

David            285      0.00004    £7.67      1,065            0.00013
Arculus
Lord Burns       285      0.00004    £7.67      6,584            0.00082
Ken Hydon        285      0.00004    £7.67      6,065            0.00075
Gurvirendra
Talwar           983      0.00012    £7.67      17,728           0.0022



Name of  No. of    Percentage of Price per   Total Holding    Total Percentage
Director ADRs      Issued Stock  ADR $       Following        Following
         Purchased    %                      Notification     Notification %

Susan        379      0.000047    $15.1363      3,830            0.00048
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