29th Mar 2005 12:07
Pearson PLC29 March 2005 Letter to RNS Notification of Change in Interest in shares We write in accordance with rule 9.12, under the continuing obligations sectionof the Listing Rules, to notify you that we have today received information that, pursuant to section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, the shareholding of Franklin Resources, Inc. equals 96,437,794 shares, representing 12.0027% of theissued share capital of Pearson plc. The registered holders of the shares are listed on the schedule below. Letter from Pearson Plc Letter to Pearson PlcDated 28 March, 2005 S.198 Companies Act - Disclosure of Share Interests We are acting on behalf of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates, whichincludes Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, Inc. and itsaffiliates. Franklin Resources, Inc., a diversified financial services company,and its affiliates perform investment management, advisory and related servicesfor clients on a global basis. We wish to advise you of interests in the share capital of your Company undermanagement of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates on behalf of clients,as detailed in the below schedule. Letter from Franklin Templeton Investments Schedule PEARSON PLC Outstanding Shares 803,465,794 Registered Holder No. of Shares % of Class Bank of New York, London 5,511,640 0.6860% Bank of New York,Europe 13,403 0.0017% CEDE 2,900 0.0004% Citibank Nominees Ltd 810,264 0.1008% Clydesdale Bank Plc 897,400 0.1117% Euroclear Bank SA 38,254 0.0048% HSBC Bank PLC 1,075,698 0.1339% JP Morgan/Chase Bank 70,801,145 8.8120% Mellon Trust 2,925,338 0.3641% Merrill Lynch 1,380,272 0.1718% Northern Trust Company 1,779,701 0.2215% Royal Trust Corp of Canada 3,658,351 0.4553% State Street Nominees Limited 7,543,428 0.9389% TOTAL 96,437,794 12.0027% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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