Director Shareholding

Pearson PLC
2 April 2001


Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

Please find below details of purchases of ordinary shares made on 2 April 2001
under the Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan:

Name of Director    No. of shares  Percentage of  Price per   Total     Total
                    Purchased      Issued Stock   Share     Holding   Percentage
                                                            Following Following
                                                            Notifica- Notifica-
                                                              tion      tion

Lord Burns            121           0.000015%     £12.42p    466      0.000058%
Gillian Lewis         120           0.000015%     £12.42p    466      0.000058%
Reuben Mark           156           0.000020%     £12,42p    10,277   0.00129%
Vernon Sankey         120           0.000015%     £12.42p    466      0.000058%
Gurvirendra Talwar    546           0.000068%     £12.42p    1,884    0.000236%