Pearson

Annual Report and Accounts 2010

Table 3: Interests of directors

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Ordinary shares at 1 Jan 10 Ordinary shares at 31 Dec 10
Glen Moreno 210,000 150,000
Marjorie Scardino 824,124 1,107,118
David Arculus 13,044 14,053
Terry Burns (stepped down on 30 April 2010 ) 12,008 12,222
Patrick Cescau 5,356 6,282
Will Ethridge 262,988 333,395
Rona Fairhead 270,982 342,669
Robin Freestone 118,996 193,954
Susan Fuhrman 9,384 11,363
Ken Hydon 9,774 10,715
John Makinson 474,581 551,039
CK Prahalad (deceased 16 April 2010) 2,197 2,410

Note 1: Ordinary shares include both ordinary shares listed on the London Stock Exchange and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) listed on the New York Stock Exchange. The figures include both shares and ADRs acquired by individuals investing part of their own after-tax annual bonus in Pearson shares under the annual bonus share matching plan.

Note 2: From 2004, Marjorie Scardino is also deemed to be interested in a further number of shares under her unfunded pension arrangement described in this report, which provides the opportunity to convert a proportion of her notional cash account into a notional share account reflecting the value of a number of Pearson shares.

Note 3: The register of directors’ interests (which is open to inspection during normal office hours) contains full details of directors’ shareholdings and options to subscribe for shares. The market price on 31 December 2010 was 1,008.0p per share and the range during the year was 855.0p to 1,051.0p.

Note 4: At 31 December 2010, Patrick Cescau held 168,000 Pearson bonds.

Note 5: There were no movements in ordinary shares between 1 January 2011 and a month prior to the sign-off of this report.

Note 6: ordinary shares do not include any shares vested but held pending release under a restricted share plan.