8th Dec 2005 10:07
Pearson PLC08 December 2005 Press release Thursday 8 December 2005 Presentation at CSFB media conference Steve Dowling, President of Pearson's School business, is today presenting atCSFB's Global Media Week conference in New York. The presentation begins at0940 EST (1440 GMT) and a link to the webcast will be available at www.pearson.com. Steve Dowling will update investors on the education funding and policyenvironment, and will outline several new growth opportunities Pearson istargeting in the US School market. There will be no update on current trading or on the outlook for 2006, but Dowling will say: "For some time now, we've been saying that 2005 would be the first of severalvery strong years for the School industry. With our sales up 17% after ninemonths, we're confident that 2005 will be a record year for our School business,and that we will achieve further growth in 2006 and beyond." Ends More information: Luke Swanson + 44 (0)20 7010 2310 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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