Holding(s) in Company

Pearson PLC
22 April 2002


Letter to RNS

Notification of change in interest in shares

We write in accordance with rule 9.12, under the continuing obligations section 
of the Listing Rules, to notify you that we have today received information  
that, pursuant to section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, the shareholding of  
The Capital Group Companies, Inc., which equals 64,670,136 shares, now  
represents 8.08% of the issued ordinary share capital of Pearson plc. 

The registered holders of the shares are listed on the schedules below. 


From Pearson PLC



As of 18 April 2002 

Pearson plc 
                                                        Number of    Percent of 
                                                           Shares   Outstanding 

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings      64,670,136      8.08%  

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

• Capital Guardian Trust Company                     35,895,630.00      4.48%  

• Capital International Limited                      14,036,240.00      1.75%  
                
• Capital International S.A.                          2,676,315.00      0.33%  

• Capital International, Inc.                         4,444,679.00      0.56%  

• Capital Research and Management Company             7,617,272.00      0.95%  


                                  Schedule A 



                      Schedule of holdings in Pearson plc 
                              As of 18 April 2002 

                        Capital Guardian Trust Company

Registered Name                                             Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                  5,017,971

Bank of New York Nominees                                        890,900

Chase Nominees Limited                                        14,331,483

BT Globenet Nominees Ltd.                                        283,000

Midland Bank Plc                                               7,671,000

Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                             2,300

Bankers Trust                                                  1,504,100

Barclays Bank                                                    733,700

Citibank London                                                  562,386

Nortrust Nominees                                              4,316,392

Royal Bank of Scotland                                            14,100

MSS Nominees Limited                                              62,800

State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                     47,000

RBSTB Nominees Ltd.                                                3,100

Citibank NA                                                       22,700

Deutsche Bank AG                                                   5,100

HSBC Bank plc                                                     14,000

ROY Nominees Limited                                              55,000

Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                     356,298

Clydesdale Bank plc                                                2,300

                                              TOTAL           35,895,630


                                  Schedule B



                         Capital International Limited 
        
Registered Name                                             Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                    281,262

Bank of New York Nominees                                      1,081,346

Chase Nominees Limited                                         3,229,126

Midland Bank plc                                                  27,900

Bankers Trust                                                  4,646,498

Citibank London                                                   81,327

Morgan Guaranty                                                  338,959

Nortrust Nominees                                              2,063,920

Royal Bank of Scotland                                             8,100

MSS Nominees Limited                                              33,600

State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                    265,000

Lloyds Bank                                                       25,300

Deutsche Bank AG                                                 817,077

HSBC Bank plc                                                    905,900

KAS UK                                                            13,025

Bank One London                                                  195,000

Clydesdale Bank plc                                               22,900

                                             TOTAL            14,036,240

                                  Schedule B



                           Capital International S.A.  

Registered Name                                             Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                    107,536

Bank of New York Nominees                                         69,727

Chase Nominees Limited                                           867,999

Credit Suisse London Branch                                       20,000

Midland Bank plc                                                 207,600

Barclays Bank                                                    233,718

Citibank London                                                    8,800

Royal Bank of Scotland                                           761,718

State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                     27,000

National Westminster Bank                                         68,300 

Lloyds Bank                                                       32,900 

Vidacos Nominees Ltd.                                             44,090 

RBSTB Nominees Ltd.                                               33,327 

Citibank NA                                                       12,000 

Deutsche Bank AG                                                 120,700 

HSBC Bank plc                                                     60,900 

                                         TOTAL                 2,676,315 


                                  Schedule B


              
                          Capital International, Inc. 

Registered Name                                             Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                  1,402,915

Bank of New York Nominees                                        203,426

Chase Nominees Limited                                         1,932,611

Midland Bank plc                                                  73,500

Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                            25,000

Bankers Trust                                                      8,800

Citibank London                                                   26,400

Nortrust Nominees                                                473,800

State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                    194,500

Citibank                                                          14,800

Citibank NA                                                       14,800

Deutsche Bank AG                                                  62,700

Chase Manhattan Nominee Ltd.                                      11,427

                                              TOTAL            4,444,679


                                  Schedule B




                    Capital Research and Management Company

Registered Name                                             Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                    500,000

Chase Nominees Limited                                         7,117,272

                                              TOTAL            7,617,272


                                 Schedule B 




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