Director/PDMR Shareholding

Pearson PLC
26 September 2005



26 September 2005

Pearson plc - Notification of Directors' Interests

Pearson plc ("Pearson") today announces the following changes in directors'
interests in Pearson ordinary shares of 25p each ("shares").

On 23 September 2005, Pearson made a grant of restricted shares to executive
directors under its existing Long-Term Incentive Plan. This represents Pearson's
annual grant of long-term incentives to executive directors for 2005.

The earliest normal vesting date on which shares may be released is 23 September
2008. Subject to meeting certain performance conditions in full, and the
retention of shares that vest on 23 September 2008 for a further two years, the
maximum number of shares that the following executive directors may receive is:
Marjorie Scardino (450,000); David Bell (170,000); Rona Fairhead (200,000); and
John Makinson (180,000).

One third of the award will be based on Pearson's total shareholder return
performance relative to the constituents of the FTSE World Media Index over the
three-year period 2005 to 2008. Another third of the award will be based on
Pearson's return on invested capital in 2007. The final third of the award will
be based on Pearson's growth in sales and in earnings per share over the period
2004 to 2007. The conditions and vesting arrangements will be set out in more
detail in the report on directors' remuneration for 2005.




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