GB0006776081
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PEARSON PLC
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UK
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Cevian Capital II G.P. Limited
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St Helier
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Jersey
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Name
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City
of registered office
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Country
of registered office
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Aurora
Nominees Limited
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London
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England
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17-Oct-2023
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%
of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)
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%
of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 +
8.B 2)
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Total
of both in % (8.A + 8.B)
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Total
number of voting rights held in issuer
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Resulting situation
on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached
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12.015817
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0.000000
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12.015817
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85202977
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Position of
previous notification (if applicable)
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11.158585
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0.000000
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11.158585
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Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)
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Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)
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Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
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% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)
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% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
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GB0006776081
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85202977
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12.015817
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Sub
Total 8.A
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85202977
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12.015817%
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Type of financial instrument
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Expiration date
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Exercise/conversion period
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Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted
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% of voting rights
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Sub
Total 8.B1
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Type of financial instrument
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Expiration date
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Exercise/conversion period
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Physical or cash settlement
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Number of voting rights
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% of voting rights
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Sub
Total 8.B2
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2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held
starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal
entities (please add additional rows as necessary)
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Ultimate controlling person
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Name of controlled undertaking
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% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
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% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is
higher than the notifiable threshold
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Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
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Cevian
Capital II G.P. Limited
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Cevian
Capital II Master Fund L.P.
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12.015817
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12.015817%
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Cevian Capital II G.P. Limited acts as general partner for Cevian
Capital II Master Fund L.P. The legal owner of the shares is Aurora
Nominees Limited (acting as nominee), which holds the shares on
behalf of UBS AG (acting as custodian).
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19-Oct-2023
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Jersey
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PEARSON
plc
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Date: 20
October 2023
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By: /s/
NATALIE WHITE
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Natalie
White
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Deputy
Company Secretary
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