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RNS Number : 6495W
  Pearson PLC
  13 June 2008


TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares

 1. Identity of the issuer or                   Pearson plc
 the underlying issuer of
 existing shares to which
 voting rights are attached:
 2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the
 appropriate box or boxes)
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                    *
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
 which may result in the acquisition of shares
 already issued to which voting rights are attached
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
 Other (please specify):
 3. Full name of person(s)            Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
 subject to the notification
 obligation:
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)  Registered Holder:
 (if different from 3.):         BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited
                                          7,102,900*
                                 BT Globenet Nominees Limited
                                                        9,588*
                                 Chase GA Group Nominees Limited
                                    18,159,681*
                                 Chase Nominees Limited
                                                              1,597,369*
                                 CUIM Nominee Limited
                                                    5,101,785*

                                 Vidacos Nominees Limited
                                                         171,578*
                                 * denotes direct interest
                                 R C Greig Nominees Limited
                                                                     1,450
                                 BONY Londres IIS
                                                                 189,893
                                 Chase Nominees Limited
                                                              3,993,650
                                 Delta Lloyd Institutionale Sustainable
                                 Futures Fund
                                                                   70,234
                                 Vidacos Nominees Limited
                                                              6,980,736
 5. Date of the transaction        11 June 2008
 (and date on which the
 threshold is crossed or
 reached if different):
 6. Date on which issuer           12 June 2008
 notified:
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are     4% to 3% change at Direct Interest Level
 crossed or reached:
 8. Notified details:


 A: Voting rights attached to shares
 Class/type of shares   Situation previous to the Triggering        Resulting
situation after the triggering transaction
  if possible using     transaction
 the ISIN CODE
                        Number of Shares      Number of Voting      Number of shares   Number of voting rights ix       % of voting
rights
                                              Rights viii
                                                                    Direct             Direct  x         Indirect xi    Direct   
Indirect
 Ordinary Shares


 GB0006776081           43,796,638            43,796,638
                                                                    32,142,901         32,142,901        11,235,963     3.98%    
1.39%

 B: Financial Instruments
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
 Type of financial instrument   Expiration date xiii  Exercise/ Conversion 
Number of voting      % of voting rights
                                                      Period/ Date xiv      rights that may be
                                                                            acquired if the
                                                                            instrument is
                                                                            exercised/
                                                                            converted.

 N/A


 Total (A+B)
 Number of voting rights  % of voting rights

 43,378,864               5.37%


 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:
                                 See Section 4

 Proxy Voting:
 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                   See Section 4
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to
 hold:
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting
 rights:

 13. Additional information:    Figures are based on a total number of voting
                                rights of 808,367,453.
 14. Contact name:                  Neil Whittaker
 15. Contact telephone number:      01603 684420

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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