Annual Information Update

Pearson plc

("Pearson" or "the Company")

Annual Information Update

Annual Information Update for the period 31 March 2005 up to and including 31 March 2006.

In accordance with Prospectus Rule 5.2, Pearson sets out below a summary of the information which has been published or made available to the public during the defined period. The information referred to in this Update was up to date at the time the information was published, but some information may now be out of date.

Stock Exchange Announcements

Announcements made by the Company via RNS, a Regulatory Information Service, may be viewed and downloaded from the London Stock Exchange website (www.londonstockexchange.com/marketnews) or from the press releases page on the Company's website at (www.pearson.com/investor/press_release.cfm). The Stock Exchange announcements made during the defined period are:

 

Date of Announcement	Headline of Announcement at Stock Exchange
21 March 2006	Annual Report and Accounts
8 March 2006	Director/PDMR Shareholding
7 March 2006	Directorate Change
1 March 2006	Directorate Change
28 February 2006	Holding(s) in Company
27 February 2006	Preliminary Results
24 February 2006	Holding(s) in Company
21 February 2006	Additional Listing
31 January 2006	Holding(s) in Company
23 January 2006	Pearson Acquires Promissor
20 January 2006	Holding(s) in Company
17 January 2006	Trading Statement
10 January 2006	Holding(s) in Company
9 January 2006	Purchase of IDC Shares
5 January 2006	Director/PDMR Shareholding
21 December 2005	Director/PDMR Shareholding
9 December 2005	Additional Listing
8 December 2005	School Presentation
2 December 2005	Holding(s) in Company
28 November 2005	Holding(s) in Company
23 November 2005	Holding(s) in Company
14 November 2005	Holding(s) in Company
11 November 2005	Holding(s) in Company
7 November 2005	Additional Listing
3 November 2005	Holding(s) in Company
1 November 2005	Director/PDMR Shareholding
1 November 2005	Trading Statement
26 October 2005	Holding(s) in Company
19 October 2005	Holding(s) in Company
13 October 2005	Additional Listing
3 October 2005	Director/PDMR Shareholding
3 October 2005	Holding(s) in Company
27 September 2005	Director/PDMR Shareholding
26 September 2005	Director/PDMR Shareholding
15 September 2005	Director/PDMR Shareholding
23 August 2005	Director/PDMR Shareholding
17 August 2005	Director/PDMR Shareholding
1 August 2005	Director Declaration
29 July 2005	Directorate Change
27 July 2005	Director/PDMR Shareholding
25 July 2005	Pearson Interim Results
6 July 2005	Director/PDMR Shareholding
30 June 2005	Director Shareholding
30 June 2005	Half Year IFRS Comparatives
23 June 2005	Acquisition of AGS Publishing
9 May 2005	Director Shareholding
9 May 2005	Director Shareholding
9 May 2005	Director Shareholding
9 May 2005	Director Shareholding
6 May 2005	Director Shareholding
5 May 2005	Holding(s) in Company
4 May 2005	IFRS Briefing
29 April 2005	Result of AGM
29 April 2005	AGM Statement
20 April 2005	Director Shareholding
18 April 2005	Director Shareholding
13 April 2005	Director Shareholding
12 April 2005	Holding(s) in Company
31 March 2005	Director Shareholding
31 March 2005	Annual Report and Accounts

 

Documents Filed with Companies House

The Company has made the following filings with Companies House. Copies of these documents may be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way, Maindy, Cardiff CF14 3UZ or, if you are a registered user, they may be viewed and downloaded using Companies House Direct at www.direct.companieshouse.gov.uk. The Companies House filings made during the defined period are:

 

Date Posted on Companies House Direct Website	Document Filedwith Companies House
30 March 2006	Form 288a - Appointment of Director
14 March 2006	Form 288a - Appointment of Director
24 October 2005	Form 288c - Change of Director's Particulars
21 October 2005	Form 288c - Change of Director's Particulars
12 October 2005	Form 288a - Appointment of Director
12 October 2005	Form 288b - Resignation of Director
16 June 2005	Annual Accounts to 31 December 2004
20 June 2005	Form 363a - Annual Return
8 June 2005	Amended Memorandum & Articles of Association
1 June 2005	Form 123 - Notice of Increase in Nominal Capital
9 May 2005	Ordinary and Special Resolutions approved at AGM
13 April 2005	Form 288c - Change of Director's Particulars

 

In addition, the Company filed Forms 88(2) - Return of Allotment of Shares with Companies House. These were posted on the Companies House Direct website on 15 March 2006, 2 March 2006, 28 February 2006, 17 February 2006, 30 January 2006, 20 January 2006, 11 January 2006, 24 October 2005, 21 September 2005, 6 September 2005, 18 August 2005, 12 August 2005, 7 July 2005, 9 June 2005, 6 June 2005 and 3 June 2005.

Interim Results

The Company's interim results for the period 1 January 2005 to 30 June 2005 were published in the Financial Times newspaper worldwide on 26 July 2005. They are now available on the annual report page on the Company's website at (www.pearson.com/investor/reports.htm).

Information Provided to Shareholders

The Company sent the following documents to its shareholders during the defined period:

 

Date of Mailing	Documents Sent to Shareholders
21 March 2006	Governance and Financial Statements 2005 and/or Annual Review and Summary Financial Statements 2005.
	Letter from the Chairman and Notice of 2006 AGM.
	Form of Proxy in relation to 2006 AGM.
31 March 2005	Governance and Financial Statements 2004 and/or Annual Review and Summary Financial Statements 2004.
	Letter from the Chairman and Notice of 2005 AGM.
	Form of Proxy in relation to 2005 AGM.

 

Copies of the Governance and Financial Statements, Annual Review and Summary Financial Statements, Letter from the Chairman and Notice of AGM and Form of Proxy for the 2005 and 2004 year ends were also submitted to the UK Listing Authority on 21 March 2006 and 31 March 2005 respectively. In addition, copies of the resolutions passed at the 2005 AGM were sent to the UK Listing Authority on 29 April 2005. Copies of these documents are available from the Company Secretary, Pearson plc, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL.

US Listing

The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") as well as on the London Stock Exchange. There is a requirement, therefore, that information made public in the UK also needs to be made available in the US. Such documentation is listed below:

Securities and Exchange Commission ("the SEC")

The Company filed hard copies of its Stock Exchange announcements with the SEC, pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These bulk filings were sent, during the defined period, on 23 March 2006, 15 March 2006, 3 March 2006, 27 January 2006, 6 January 2006, 16 December 2005, 25 November 2005, 4 November 2005, 14 October 2005, 23 September 2005, 26 August 2005, 29 July 2005, 27 June 2005, 29 April 2005 and 1 April 2005. In addition, the AGM documentation, referred to above, was sent to the SEC on 21 March 2006 and 31 March 2005 and copies of the resolutions passed at the 2005 AGM were also sent to the SEC on 29 April 2005. Copies of these documents can be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street N.W., Washington D.C. 20549, USA, as well as from the Company Secretary of Pearson.

NYSE

The Company sent copies of the AGM documentation, referred to above, to the NYSE on 21 March 2006 and 31 March 2005 and copies of the resolutions passed at the 2005 AGM were also sent to the NYSE on 29 April 2005.

Bank of New York (the "BoNY")

The Company sent copies of the AGM documentation, referred to above, to the BoNY on 21 March 2006 and 31 March 2005.

Information Provided to US Shareholders Only

The Company sent to all of its US shareholders a copy of the Form 20-F on 29 June 2005, with the SEC having received a copy on 27 June 2005. A copy of this document can be viewed and downloaded from the Company's website at (www.pearson.com/investor/sec.htm) and hard copies are available from the Company Secretary of Pearson.

Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary
31 March 2006