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Pearson PLC05 April 2007 5 April 2007 Pearson plc ("Pearson" or the "Company") Annual Information Update Annual Information Update for the period 1 April 2006 up to and including 4April 2007. In accordance with Prospectus Rule 5.2, Pearson sets out below a summary of theinformation which has been published or made available to the public during thedefined period. The information referred to in this Update was up to date at thetime the information was published, but some of it may now be out of date. Stock Exchange Announcements Announcements made by the Company via RNS, a Regulatory Information Service, maybe viewed and downloaded from the London Stock Exchange website atwww.londonstockexchange.com or from the press releases page on the Company'swebsite at www.pearson.com/index.cfm?pageid=144, which also shows announcementsconcerning Group news. The Stock Exchange announcements made during the definedperiod are: Date of Announcement Headline of Announcement at Stock Exchange 2 April 2007 Total Voting Rights2 April 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding26 March 2007 Annual Report and Accounts22 March 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding21 March 2007 Holding(s) in Company21 March 2007 Holding(s) in Company2 March 2007 Holding(s) in Company1 March 2007 Total Voting Rights28 February 2007 Holding(s) in Company26 February 2007 Final Results2 February 2007 Total Voting Rights - Amend22 January 2007 Trading Statement18 January 2007 Total Voting Rights18 January 2007 Total Voting Rights15 January 2007 Total Voting Rights11 January 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding10 January 2007 Total Voting Rights22 December 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding21 December 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding18 December 2006 Total Voting Rights14 December 2006 Blocklisting Interim Review12 December 2006 Additional Listing11 December 2006 Disposal5 December 2006 Additional Listing27 November 2006 Holding(s) in Company15 November 2006 Holding(s) in Company30 October 2006 Nine-Month Trading Update18 October 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding16 October 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding6 October 2006 Holding(s) in Company2 October 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding27 September 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding26 September 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding5 September 2006 Holding(s) in Company4 September 2006 Holding(s) in Company1 September 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding24 August 2006 Holding(s) in Company16 August 2006 Holding(s) in Company8 August 2006 Holding(s) in Company8 August 2006 Acquisition3 August 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding2 August 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding31 July 2006 Interim Results24 July 2006 Additional Listing14 July 2006 Holding(s) in Company14 July 2006 Holding(s) in Company12 July 2006 Additional Listing7 July 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding6 July 2006 Additional Listing3 July 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding30 June 2006 Director's Share Interests28 June 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding22 June 2006 Holding(s) in Company15 June 2006 Holding(s) in Company8 June 2006 Additional Listing31 May 2006 Acquisition25 May 2006 Acquisition24 May 2006 Blocklisting Interim Review22 May 2006 Director Declaration15 May 2006 Directorate Change15 May 2006 Additional Listing11 May 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding11 May 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding8 May 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding5 May 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding5 May 2006 Acquisition28 April 2006 Holding(s) in Company28 April 2006 Directorate Change25 April 2006 Acquisition21 April 2006 Result of AGM21 April 2006 AGM Statement20 April 2006 Holding(s) in Company12 April 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding11 April 2006 Holding(s) in Company11 April 2006 Additional Listing3 April 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding Documents Filed with Companies House The Company has made the following filings with Companies House during thedefined period. Copies of these documents may be obtained from Companies House,Crown Way, Maindy, Cardiff CF14 3UZ or, if you are a registered user, they maybe viewed and downloaded at www.direct.companieshouse.gov.uk, using CompaniesHouse Direct. Date Posted on Companies House Direct Document Filed with Companies HouseWebsite 29 September 2006 Form 288c - Change of Director's Particulars10 July 2006 Form 363a - Annual Return22 June 2006 Form 288a - Appointment of Director20 June 2006 Form 288c - Change of Director's Particulars9 May 2006 Form 288c - Change of Director's Particulars5 May 2006 Annual Accounts to 31 December 20052 May 2006 Form 288b - Resignation of Director2 May 2006 Form 288b - Resignation of Director28 April 2006 Form 123 - Notice of Increase in Nominal Capital28 April 2006 Ordinary and Special Resolutions approved at AGM In addition, the Company filed Forms 88(2) - Return of Allotment of Shares withCompanies House. These were posted on the Companies House Direct website on 15March 2007, 6 March 2007, 2 March 2007, 27 February 2007, 19 February 2007, 25January 2007, 23 January 2007, 18 January 2007, 12 January 2007, 6 January 2007,29 December 2006, 18 December 2006, 12 December 2006, 30 November 2006, 23November 2006, 10 November 2006, 3 November 2006, 2 November 2006, 31 October2006, 26 October 2006, 19 October 2006, 11 October 2006, 25 September 2006, 22September 2006, 30 August 2006, 24 August 2006, 22 August 2006, 17 August 2006,15 August 2006, 25 July 2006, 27 June 2006, 19 June 2006, 14 June 2006, 1 June2006, 23 May 2006, 17 May 2006 and 4 April 2006. Interim Results The Company's interim results for the period 1 January 2006 to 30 June 2006 werepublished in the Financial Times newspaper worldwide on 1 August 2006. They arenow available on the annual report page on the Company's website atwww.pearson.com/index.cfm?pageid=58. Information Provided to Shareholders The Company sent the following documents to its shareholders during the definedperiod: Date of Documents Sent to ShareholdersMailing 26 March Governance and Financial Statements 2006 and/or Annual Review and2007 Summary Financial Statements 2006. Letter from the Chairman and Notice of 2007 AGM. Form of Proxy in relation to 2007 AGM. Copies of the Governance and Financial Statements, Annual Review and SummaryFinancial Statements, Letter from the Chairman and Notice of AGM and Form ofProxy for the 2006 year end were also submitted to the UK Listing Authority on26 March 2007. In addition, copies of the resolutions passed at the 2006 AGMwere sent to the UK Listing Authority on 21 April 2006. Copies of thesedocuments are available from the Company Secretary, Pearson plc, 80 Strand,London WC2R 0RL. US Listing The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") as well as on theLondon Stock Exchange. There is a requirement, therefore, that information madepublic in the UK also needs to be made available in the US. Such documentationis listed below: Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") The Company filed hard copies of its Stock Exchange announcements with the SEC,pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These bulkfilings were sent, during the defined period, on 23 March 2007, 5 March 2007, 19January 2007, 5 January 2007, 14 December 2006, 16 November 2006, 17 October2006, 22 September 2006, 11 August 2006, 3 August 2006, 14 July 2006, 26 June2006, 2 June 2006, 11 May 2006 and 24 April 2006. In addition, the AGMdocumentation, referred to above, was sent to the SEC on 26 March 2007 andcopies of the resolutions passed at the 2006 AGM were also sent to the SEC on 21April 2006. Copies of these documents can be obtained from the Securities andExchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street N.W., Washington D.C. 20549, USA, as wellas from the Company Secretary of Pearson. NYSE The Company sent copies of the AGM documentation, referred to above, to the NYSEon 26 March 2007 and copies of the resolutions passed at the 2006 AGM were alsosent to the NYSE on 21 April 2006. Bank of New York ("BoNY") The Company sent copies of the AGM documentation, referred to above, to the BoNYon 26 March 2007. Information Provided to US Shareholders Only The Company sent to its US shareholders a copy of the Form 20-F on 11 May 2006,with the SEC having received a copy on 5 May 2006. A copy of this document canbe viewed and downloaded from the Company's website at www.pearson.com/index.cfm?pageid=58 and hard copies are available from the Company Secretary ofPearson. Stephen Jones Deputy Secretary 5 April 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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