29th Oct 2007 14:53
Pearson PLC29 October 2007 TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or Pearson PLCthe underlying issuer of --------------------existing shares to which votingrights are attached:-------------------------------2. Reason for notification (yes/no)------------------------------------------------- ---------An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes------------------------------------------ ---------An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may resultin 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) Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)subject to the notification --------------------obligation:-------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)(if different from 3.): ---------------------------------------------------5. Date of the transaction (and 17/10/2007date on which the threshold is --------------------crossed or reached ifdifferent):-------------------------------6. Date on which issuer 29/10/2007notified: ---------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are From 3% - 4%(L&G)crossed or reached: --------------------------------------------------- 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/ Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering type of Triggering transaction transactionsharesifpossibleusing Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of votingthe ISIN Shares Voting Rights shares rights rightsCODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ORD 32,263,307 32,263,307 33,336,528 33,336,528 4.12GBP0.25 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 33,336,528 4.12 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)(LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (33,336,528 - 4. 12% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Ltd (Direct) (LGIH)(28,944,881- 3.58% = PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (PMC) (28,944,881- 3.58% = PMC) Ltd (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Notification using the total voting rights figure of 807,954,077 Additional information: Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer. 14. Contact Helen Lewis (LGIM) name: 15. Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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