3 January 2001

PEARSON PLC

(the "Company")

Non-E xecu tive Dir ecto r s' Sh are Pu r ch ase Plan

Below are details of purchases (made under the Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan) of Pearson plc ordinary shares of 25p each and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) made on the London and New York Stock Exchanges on
30 June 2015 and notified to the Company on 30 June 2015:-

Name of Director

No. of Shares Purchased

Percentage of

Issued Stock %

Price per

Share £

Total Holding Following

Notification

Total Percentage Following

Notification %

Elizabeth Corley

167

0.00002%

£12.25

790

0.00010%

Vivienne Cox

162

0.00002%

£12.25

2,440

0.00030%

Harish Manwani

250

0.00003%

£12.25

1,896

0.00023%

Timothy Score

183

0.00002%

£12.25

349

0.00004%

Name of Director

No. of ADRs Purchased

Percentage of

Issued Stock %

Price per

ADR $

Total

Holding Following Notification

Total

Percentage Following Notification %

Joshua Lewis

243

0.00003%

$19.20

7,076

0.00086%

Linda Lorimer

241

0.00003%

$19.20

2,020

0.00025%

This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R.

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