UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March 2005
PEARSON plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
80 Strand
London, England WC2R 0RL
44-20-7010-2000
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Yes No X
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This Report includes the following documents:
1. A press release from Pearson plc announcing Holding(s) in Company
Letter to RNS
Notification of Change in Interest in shares
We write in accordance with rule 9.12, under the continuing obligations section
of 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 the
issued share capital of Pearson plc.
The registered holders of the shares are listed on the schedule below.
Letter from Pearson Plc
Letter to Pearson Plc
Dated 28 March, 2005
S.198 Companies Act - Disclosure of Share Interests
We are acting on behalf of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates, which
includes Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC and Templeton Worldwide, Inc. and its
affiliates. Franklin Resources, Inc., a diversified financial services company,
and its affiliates perform investment management, advisory and related services
for clients on a global basis.
We wish to advise you of interests in the share capital of your Company under
management 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%
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PEARSON plc
Date: 29 March 2005
By: /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary