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Capital Group Companies Inc09 April 2005 FORM SAR 5 Lodge with Company Announcements Office and Newstrack, if appropriate, and theTakeover Panel. A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which aresold. Date of disclosure 08 April 2005 DISCLOSURE UNDER NOTE 3 ON RULE 5 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIALACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs") Date of sale 07 April 2005 Sale of Pearson Plc (1) Class of voting shares Number of shares/rights over If rights over shares sold shares sold, as (eg ordinary shares) opposed to the shares themselves, specify nature of rights 1,000,000 shares Ordinary shares 0 rights N/A (2) Resultant total holding of Resultant total holding of Total percentage voting shares rights over shares (and % of total voting (and % of total voting shares in issue) shares in issue) 120,195,010 (14.96%) 0 (0.00%) 14.96% (3) Party making disclosure The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (4) (a) Name of person selling shares or rights over shares ................... and, if different, beneficial owner The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding N/A Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above_____________________________________ (Also print name of signatory) Liliane Corzo Telephone and extension number Contact Vivien Tan (213) 615-0469 ______________________________________ For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of theSARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, MonitoringSection, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Pearson