Director Shareholding

Pearson PLC
07 August 2002


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company

PEARSON PLC




2. Name of director

DAVID CHARLES MAURICE BELL




3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

DIRECTOR'S OWN HOLDING




4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

AS IN 2) ABOVE




5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

NO




6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

EXERCISE OF "SAVE AS YOU EARN" OPTIONS




7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

650



8. Percentage of issued class

0.00008%



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


N/A




10. Percentage of issued class


N/A



11. Class of security


25P ORDINARY SHARES




12. Price per share


529.50P



13. Date of transaction


7 AUGUST 2002




14. Date company informed


7 AUGUST 2002



15. Total holding following this notification


50,816



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


0.00635%



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.



17. Date of grant


N/A



18. Period during which or date on which exercisable


N/A



19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option


N/A



20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number


N/A



21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise


N/A



22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification


N/A



23. Any additional information


N/A



24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


JENNIFER MURPHY - 020 7010 2256




25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


STEPHEN JONES, DEPUTY SECRETARY




Date of Notification


7 AUGUST 2002



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