7th May 2008 09:27
Pearson PLC07 May 2008 Appointment of Will Ethridge as a Non-Executive Director of Pearson plc In accordance with LR 9.6.13, we provide the following information regarding MrEthridge:- (1) Details of all directorships held by Mr Ethridge in any other publicly quoted companies at any time in the previous five years, indicating whether or not he is still a director: Interactive Data Corporation (current) (NYSE Listed) (2) Any unspent convictions in relation to indictable offences: None (3) Details of any receiverships, compulsory liquidations, creditors, voluntary liquidations, administrations, company voluntary arrangements or any composition or arrangement with its creditors generally or any class of its creditors of any company where Mr Ethridge was an executive director at the time of, or within 12 months preceding such events: None (4) Details of any compulsory liquidations, administrations or partnership voluntary arrangements of any partnerships where Mr Ethridge was a partner at the time of, or within 12 months preceding, such events: None (5) Details of receiverships of any assets of Mr Ethridge or of a partnership of which Mr Ethridge was a partner at the time of, or within the twelve months preceding, such event: None (6) Details of any public criticisms of Mr Ethridge by statutory or regulatory authorities (including designated professional bodies) and whether he has ever been disqualified by a court from acting as a director of a company or from acting in the management or conduct or the affairs of any company: None This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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