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 February, 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
TO: RNS
Notification of change in interest in shares
We write in accordance with rule 9.12, under the Continuing Obligations section
of the List Rules, to notify you that on 16 February 2005 we received
notification that, pursuant to section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, the
shareholding of Franklin Resources, Inc., and its affiliates which equates to
80,405,466 shares, now represents 10.0073% of the issued ordinary share capital
of Pearson plc.
The registered holders of the shares are listed on the schedules attached to
this fax.
FROM: Michaella Henderson
Assistant Company Secretary
PEARSON PLC
SCHEDULE
PEARSON PLC
Outstanding Shares 803,465,794
Registered Holder No. of Shares % of Class
Bank of New York, London 4,162,158 0.5180%
Citibank Nominees Ltd. 786,364 0.0979%
Clydesdale Bank Plc 862,210 0.1073%
Euroclear Bank SA 38,254 0.0048%
HSBC Bank PLC 976,067 0.1215%
JP Morgan/Chase Bank 59,240,580 7.3731%
Mellon Trust 2,947,688 0.3669%
Merrill Lynch 809,752 0.1008%
Northern Trust Company 1,742,415 0.2169%
Royal Trust Corp of Canada 2,650,791 0.3299%
State Street Nominees Limited 6,189,187 0.7703%
TOTAL 80,405,466 10.0073%
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: 17 February, 2005
By: /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary