17th Feb 2005 10:56
Pearson PLC17 February 2005 TO: RNS Notification of change in interest in shares We write in accordance with rule 9.12, under the Continuing Obligations sectionof the List Rules, to notify you that on 16 February 2005 we receivednotification that, pursuant to section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, theshareholding of Franklin Resources, Inc., and its affiliates which equates to80,405,466 shares, now represents 10.0073% of the issued ordinary share capitalof Pearson plc. The registered holders of the shares are listed on the schedules attached to this fax. FROM: Michaella Henderson Assistant Company Secretary PEARSON PLC SCHEDULE PEARSON PLC Outstanding Shares 803,465,794 Registered Holder No. of Shares % of Class Bank of New York, London 4,162,158 0.5180% Citibank Nominees Ltd. 786,364 0.0979% Clydesdale Bank Plc 862,210 0.1073% Euroclear Bank SA 38,254 0.0048% HSBC Bank PLC 976,067 0.1215% JP Morgan/Chase Bank 59,240,580 7.3731% Mellon Trust 2,947,688 0.3669% Merrill Lynch 809,752 0.1008% Northern Trust Company 1,742,415 0.2169% Royal Trust Corp of Canada 2,650,791 0.3299% State Street Nominees Limited 6,189,187 0.7703% TOTAL 80,405,466 10.0073% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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