Segmental Analysis

Pearson PLC
25 June 2003


25 June 2003



                    2002 INTERIM RESULTS: SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS


Pearson, the international media company, will release its interim results for
the six months ended 30 June 2003 on Monday 28 July 2003.


Ahead of the interim announcement, we are providing our divisional results for
the first half of 2002 based on the segmental analysis introduced for the 2002
preliminary results. This analysis provides a more detailed profits breakdown
for Pearson Education, our largest division, and includes the results of our
internet enterprises within their base businesses.


The 2002 results are as follows:


Pearson Education

£ millions                                  2002                 2002
                                       half year            full year
Sales
School                                       519                1,151
Higher Education                             222                  775
Professional *                               285                  784
FT Knowledge **                               23                   46
Total                                      1,049                2,756

Operating profit/(loss)
School                                        12                  115
Higher Education                            (32)                  142
Professional *                                29                   81
FT Knowledge **                              (9)                 (12)

Total                                          0                  326




      * At the start of 2003, we moved our Alpha publishing imprint from Pearson
Education's Professional division to Penguin. In 2002, Alpha had full-year sales
                                       of approximately £19m and profits of £8m.


 ** In January 2003 we restructured FT Knowledge, selling its corporate training
       arm and integrating its remaining businesses within the FT and government
                                                                      solutions.



Financial Times Group


£ millions                                   2002                2002
                                        half year           full year
Sales
Financial Times                               115                 224
Other FT Publishing                            55                 105
Recoletos                                      74                 148
IDC                                           126                 249
Total                                         370                 726


Operating profit / (loss)
Financial Times                              (11)                (23)
Other FT Publishing                             6                  10
Recoletos                                      14                  29
IDC                                            35                  70
Associates and joint ventures                 (6)                 (6)
Total                                          38                  80



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For more information: Luke Swanson + 44 (0) 20 7010 2313


Note to editors:  The 'as-reported' 2002 results for Pearson Education and the
FT Group were:


Pearson Education

£ millions                                  2002                 2002
                                       half year            full year
Sales
US School                                    394                  892
US College                                   158                  624
US Professional                              232                  645
International                                242                  549
Pearson Education                          1,026                2,710
FT Knowledge                                  23                   46
 Total                                     1,049                2,756

Operating profit/(loss)
Pearson Education                              0                  326



Financial Times Group

£ millions                                   2002                2002
                                        half year           full year
Sales
Non-internet                                  347                 678
Internet enterprises                           23                  48
Total                                         370                 726


Operating profit / (loss)
FT Newspaper                                    7                   1
Other FT Publishing                             7                  13
Recoletos                                      14                  29
Interactive Data Corporation                   37                  74
Associates and joint ventures                 (3)                 (3)
Internet enterprises                         (24)                (34)
Total                                          38                  80






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