Director Shareholding

Pearson PLC
02 January 2003





2 January 2003

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:-




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

Lord Burns           260             0.000032%           571.5p         1,953            0.00024%


Reuben Mark          339             0.000042%           571.5p         12,176           0.00152%


Vernon Sankey        261             0.000033%           571.5p         1,927            0.00024%


Gurvirendra Talwar   1,074           0.000134%           571.5p         7,922            0.00099%





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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