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 November, 2006
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 on 27 November 2006 we received
information that, pursuant to section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, the
shareholding of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Ltd, which equals
49,801,548 shares, now represents 6.18% of the issued ordinary share capital of
Pearson plc.
The registered holders of the shares are listed on the schedule attached.
From: Jenni Burton (Assistant Company Secretary)
Amendment 16
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 193 TO 202 - - U.K. COMPANIES ACT
1. Company in which shares are held; Pearson Plc
2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares
(A) FMR Corp.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research
Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and
Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC), a US state
chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager
of various pension and trust accounts. (See Schedule A for
listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings).
(B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
P.O. Box HM 670
Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda
Parent holding company for various direct and indirect
subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd.
(FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments
Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L), Fidelity Investments
Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension
Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and
Fidelity Investments International (FII), investment
managers for various non-US investment companies and
institutional clients.
3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of:
Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
A principal shareholder of FMR Corp, and Fidelity International Limited.
4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized
unit trust schemes in the U.K,, notwithstanding the exemption from
reporting pursuant to Section 209 (1 )(h) of the Companies Act 1985.
5. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate
notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the
purposes of clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to
indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries,
Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of
the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these
notifications on a joint basis.
6. The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act,
namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to
exercise a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the
exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively.
From: Rani Jandu (Regulatory Reporting Senior Manager,
FIL - Investment Compliance)
Schedule A Amendment 16
Security: PEARSON PLC
Current ownership percentage 6.18%
Total Shares Held 49,801,548
Shares in Issue: 805,807,011
Change in holdings since last filing: +1,525,850 ordinary shares
MANAGEMENT
SHARES HELD COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
1,820,857 FPM JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH
2,528,600 FPM JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH
1,524,600 FPM NORTHERN TRUST LONDON
559,900 FPM STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S
538,800 FPM MELLON BANK
350,300 FPM BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS
292,000 FPM BANKERS TRUST LONDON
135,600 FPM MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES
31,800 FPM CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S
19,400 FPM JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
6,900 FPM DEXIA PRIVATBANK
177,400 FMTC STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO
110,000 FMTC BANK OF NEW YORK
63,600 FMTC NORTHERN TRUST CO
24,100 FMTC JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
11,100 FMTC MELLON BANK N.A.
2,900 FMTC BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO
15,749,100 FMRCO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
1,214,000 FMRCO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO
144,443 FMRCO STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO
24,700 FMRCO NORTHERN TRUST LONDON
15,800 FMRCO MELLON BANK N.A.
9,300 FMRCO NORTHERN TRUST CO
3,550,687 FISL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH
19,127,513 FIL BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX
1,356,588 FIL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH
180,400 FIL NORTHERN TRUST LONDON
57,300 FIL JPMORGAN BOURNEMOUTH
25,100 FIL STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S
134,400 FICL STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO
13,700 FIA(K)L STATE STREET HONG KONG
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: 27 November, 2006
By: /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary