Director Shareholding

Pearson PLC
3 October 2000


NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS' SHARE PURCHASE PLAN

Please find below details of purchases of ordinary shares made on 2 October 2000
under the Non-Executive Director's Share Purchase Plan.

Name of      No. of shares  Percentage   Price   Total holding    Total
Director     purchased      of issued    per     following        percentage
                            stock        share   notification     following
                                                                  notification

Lord Burns      78          0.00001%     1890.5p     215          0.00003%
Gillian Lewis   79          0.00001%     1890.5p     216          0.00003%
Reuben Mark    102          0.00001%     1890.5p    7.880         0.00099%
Vernon Sankey   79          0.00001%     1890.5p     216          0.00003%
Gurvirendra    
Talwar         401          0.00005%     1890.5p     912          0.00011%