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 December, 2004
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 dated 23 December 2004
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 23 December 2004 we
received notification that, pursuant to section 198 of the Companies Act
1985, the shareholding of Franklin Resources, Inc., which equates to
72,431,943 shares, now represents 9.0174% of the issued ordinary share
capital of Pearson plc.
The registered holders of the shares are listed on the schedules attached
(below):
Letter from: Pearson Plc
SCHEDULE
PEARSON PLC
Outstanding Shares 803,250,100
Registered Holder No. of Shares % of Class
Bank of New York, London 1,225,105 0.1525%
BONY Europe 13,403 0.0017%
Citibank Nominees Ltd. 786,364 0.0979%
Clydesdale Bank Plc 862,210 0.1073%
Euroclear Bank SA 38,254 0.0048%
HSBC Bank PLC 853,827 0.1063%
JP Morgan/Chase Bank 54,890,391 6.8335%
Mellon Trust 2,789,744 0.3473%
Merrill Lynch 809,752 0.1008%
Northern Trust Company 1,634,358 0.2035%
Royal Trust Corp of Canada 2,411,411 0.3002%
State Street Nominees Limited 6,117,124 0.7615%
TOTAL 72,431,943 9.0174%
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: 23 December 2004
By: /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary