Director Shareholding

Pearson PLC
01 October 2002


1 October 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 today under the
Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan:-

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

Lord Burns            291        0.000036%           510.92p          1,693          0.00021%
Reuben Mark           378        0.000047%           510.92p         11,837          0.00148%
Vernon Sankey         291        0.000036%           510.92p          1,666          0.00021%
Gurvirendra Talwar  1,198        0.000149%           510.92p          6,848          0.00085%



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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