Director/PDMR Shareholding

Pearson PLC
21 December 2007


Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

Below are details of purchases of ordinary shares and ADRs made on Thursday, 20
December 2007 under the Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan:-


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

David          307       0.00004    £7.11            2,223             0.00028
Arculus

Lord           308       0.00004    £7.11            8,471             0.00105
Burns

Ken            307       0.00004    £7.11            7,172             0.00089
Hydon



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

Susan         408       0.00005    $14.14            5,301             0.00066
Fuhrman



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