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Pearson PLC04 April 2008 4 April 2008 Pearson plc ("Pearson" or "the Company") Annual Information Update Annual Information Update for the period 5 April 2007 up to and including 3April 2008. 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 The information referred to in this Update was up to date at thetime it was published, but some of it may now be out of date. RNS 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, which also shows announcements concerningPearson group news. The RNS announcements made during the defined period were: Date of Announcement Headline of Announcement at Stock Exchange 1 April 2008 Total Voting Rights1 April 2008 Director/PDMR Shareholding20 March 2008 Annual Report and Accounts6 March 2008 Holding(s) in Company5 March 2008 Director/PDMR Shareholding5 March 2008 Director/PDMR Shareholding4 March 2008 Director/PDMR Shareholding3 March 2008 Total Voting Rights3 March 2008 Final Results18 February 2008 Holding(s) in Company14 February 2008 Disposal1 February 2008 Total Voting Rights31 January 2008 Holding(s) in Company30 January 2008 Disposal25 January 2008 Acquisition24 January 2008 Holding(s) in Company22 January 2008 Trading Statement15 January 2008 Director/PDMR Shareholding10 January 2008 Director/PDMR Shareholding3 January 2008 Acquisition of Money-Media2 January 2008 Total Voting Rights21 December 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding21 December 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding19 December 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding10 December 2007 Blocklisting Interim Review3 December 2007 Total Voting Rights19 November 2007 Additional Listing16 November 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding15 November 2007 Additional Listing5 November 2007 Groupe Les Echos5 November 2007 Additional Listing1 November 2007 Total Voting Rights30 October 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding29 October 2007 Holding(s) in Company22 October 2007 Trading Statement18 October 2007 Holding(s) in Company18 October 2007 Holding(s) in Company1 October 2007 Total Voting Rights1 October 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding26 September 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding25 September 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding24 September 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding12 September 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding3 September 2007 Total Voting Rights30 August 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding20 August 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding16 August 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding15 August 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding1 August 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding1 August 2007 Total Voting Rights31 July 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding30 July 2007 Interim Results5 July 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding3 July 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding2 July 2007 Total Voting Rights29 June 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding26 June 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding21 June 2007 Statement re GE and Dow Jones21 June 2007 Blocklisting Interim Review19 June 2007 Statement re Groupe Les Echos14 June 2007 Annual Report and Accounts12 June 2007 Additional Listing11 June 2007 Additional Listing4 June 2007 Holding(s) in Company4 June 2007 Total Voting Rights30 May 2007 Additional Listing29 May 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding29 May 2007 Additional Listing23 May 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding18 May 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding17 May 2007 Holding(s) in Company15 May 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding14 May 2007 Acquisition8 May 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding4 May 2007 Acquisition1 May 2007 Total Voting Rights27 April 2007 AGM Statement27 April 2007 AGM Statement5 April 2007 Annual Information Update Documents Filed with Companies House The Company made the following filings with Companies House during the definedperiod. Copies of these documents may be obtained from Companies House, CrownWay, Maindy, Cardiff CF14 3UZ or, if you are a registered user, they may beviewed and downloaded at www.direct.companieshouse.gov.uk, using Companies HouseDirect. Date Posted on Companies House Direct Document Filed with Companies HouseWebsite 7 November 2007 Form 363a - Annual Return7 November 2007 Form 353 - Register of Members1 June 2007 Form 363a - Annual Return15 May 2007 Annual Accounts to 31 December 200614 May 2007 Form 288b - Resignation of Director9 May 2007 Resolution Approved at AGM8 May 2007 Resolution Approved at AGM8 May 2007 Form 123 - Notice of Increase in Nominal Capital8 May 2007 Resolution 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 14February 2008, 11 February 2008, 10 January 2008, 19 December 2007, 27 November2007, 12 November 2007, 5 November 2007, 8 October 2007, 11 September 2007, 23August 2007, 15 August 2007, 7 August 2007, 31 July 2007, 17 July 2007, 13 July2007, 26 June 2007, 15 June 2007, 6 June 2007, 16 May 2007, 26 April 2007, 12April 2007 and 11 April 2007. Interim Results The Company's interim results for the period 1 January 2007 to 30 June 2007 werepublished in the Financial Times newspaper on 31 July 2007. They are availableon the annual report page on the Company's website at www.pearson.com/index.cfm?pageid=58. Information Provided to Shareholders The Company sent to its shareholders, and made available on its website, thefollowing documents during the defined period: Date of Mailing Documents Sent to Shareholders 20 March 2008 Annual Report and Accounts 2007 and/or Performance Summary 2007. Letter from the Chairman and Notice of 2008 AGM. Form of Proxy in relation to 2008 AGM. Copies of the Annual Report and Accounts, Letter from the Chairman and Notice ofAGM and Form of Proxy for the 2007 year end ("the AGM documentation") weresubmitted to the UK Listing Authority on 20 March 2008. In addition, copies ofthe resolutions passed at the 2007 AGM were sent to the UK Listing Authority on27 April 2007. Copies of these documents are available from the CompanySecretary, 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 RNS announcements with the SEC, pursuant toRule 12g3-2(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These bulk filings weresent, during the defined period, on 20 March 2008, 8 February 2008, 25 January2008, 4 January 2008, 14 December 2007, 15 November 2007, 26 October 2007, 1October 2007, 30 August 2007, 10 August 2007, 6 July 2007, 15 June 2007, 11 May2007, 27 April 2007 and 5 April 2007. In addition, the AGM documentation,referred to above, was sent to the SEC on 20 March 2008 and copies of theresolutions passed at the 2007 AGM were sent to the SEC on 27 April 2007. Copiesof these documents can be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission,450 Fifth Street N.W., Washington D.C. 20549, USA, as well as from the CompanySecretary of Pearson. NYSE The Company sent copies of the AGM documentation, referred to above, to the NYSEon 20 March 2008 and copies of the resolutions passed at the 2007 AGM were sentto the NYSE on 27 April 2007. Bank of New York ("BoNY") The Company sent copies of the AGM documentation, referred to above, to the BoNYon 20 March 2008. Form 20-F The Company filed a Form 20-F with the SEC on 30 April 2007. A copy of thisdocument can be viewed and downloaded from the Company's website atwww.pearson.com/index.cfm?pageid=58 and a hard copy is available from theCompany Secretary of Pearson. Stephen Jones Deputy Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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