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 October 2007
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
TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or Pearson PLC
the underlying issuer of --------------------
existing shares to which voting
rights are attached:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are ---------
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):______________
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3. Full name of person(s) Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
subject to the notification --------------------
obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)
Limited (PMC)
(if different from 3.): --------------------
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5. Date of the transaction (and 17/10/2007
date on which the threshold is --------------------
crossed or reached if
different):
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6. Date on which issuer 29/10/2007
notified: --------------------
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are From 3% - 4%(L&G)
crossed or reached: --------------------
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8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/ Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering
type of Triggering transaction transaction
shares
if
possible
using Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting
the ISIN Shares Voting Rights shares rights rights
CODE
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
ORD 32,263,307 32,263,307 33,336,528 33,336,528 4.12
GBP0.25
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % of
financial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
33,336,528 4.12
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)
(LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G)(33,336,528 - 4. 12% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Ltd (Direct) (LGIH)
(28,944,881- 3.58% = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society
Management) Limited Ltd (LGAS & LGPL)
(PMC) (28,944,881- 3.58% = PMC)
Legal & General Pensions Limited
(Direct) (LGPL)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A
13. Notification using the total voting rights figure of 807,954,077
Additional information:
Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large
number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of
new business which has come to us in the form of an in-specie
transfer.
14. Contact Helen Lewis (LGIM)
name:
15. Contact
telephone number: 020 3124 3851
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 October, 2007
By: /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary