Director Shareholding

Pearson PLC
27 June 2002


27 June 2002


Company Announcements Office
The London Stock Exchange
Old Broad Street
London
EC2N 1HP

Dear Sirs

Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

Please find below details of purchases of ordinary shares made on 27 June 2002
under the Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan:-


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

Lord Burns         222           0.000028%           671.20p        1,402            0.00015%

Reuben Mark        289           0.000036%           671.20p        11,459           0.00139%

Vernon Sankey      222           0.000028%           671.20p        1,375            0.00014%

Gurvirendra Talwar 914           0.000114%           671.20p        5,650            0.00059%


If there are any questions in connection with this matter, please do not
hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully



Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary

SAJ/DC


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