TIDMPSON TIDMMLO 
 
RNS Number : 5706M 
Pearson PLC 
26 May 2010 
 
 
FORM 8 (DD) 
 
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN CONCERT 
(INCLUDING DEALINGS FOR THE ACCOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT CLIENTS) 
 
Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 
 
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| 1.| KEY INFORMATION                             | 
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| (a)| Identity of the party   | Pearson plc       | 
|  | to the offer or person  |                   | 
|  | acting in concert       |                   | 
|  | making the disclosure:  |                   | 
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|  |                         |                   | 
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| (b)| Owner or controller of  | n/a               | 
|  | interests and short     |                   | 
|  | positions disclosed, if |                   | 
|  | different from 1(a):    |                   | 
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|  |                         |                   | 
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| (c)| Name of offeror/offeree | Melorio plc       | 
|  | in relation to whose    |                   | 
|  | relevant securities     |                   | 
|  | this form relates:      |                   | 
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|  |                         |                   | 
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| (d)| Status of person making | OFFEROR           | 
|  | the disclosure:         |                   | 
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|  |                         |                   | 
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| (e)| Date dealing undertaken | 25 May 2010       | 
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|  |                         |                   | 
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| (f)| Has the party           | NO                | 
|  | previously disclosed,   |                   | 
|  | or is it today          |                   | 
|  | disclosing, under the   |                   | 
|  | Code in respect of any  |                   | 
|  | other party to this     |                   | 
|  | offer?                  |                   | 
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| 2.| POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE          | 
|  | DISCLOSURE                                  | 
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| (a)| Interests and short positions in the        | 
|  | relevant securities of the offeror or       | 
|  | offeree to which the disclosure relates     | 
|  | following the dealing                       | 
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+--+----------------+-----------+-------+--------+-------+ 
| Class of          | 10p Ordinary Shares                | 
| relevant          |                                    | 
| security:         |                                    | 
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|                   |                                    | 
+-------------------+------------------------------------+ 
|                   | Interests         | Short          | 
|                   |                   | positions      | 
+-------------------+-------------------+----------------+ 
|                   | Number    | Per   | Number | Per   | 
|                   |           | cent. |        | cent. | 
+-------------------+-----------+-------+--------+-------+ 
|  |                |           |       |        |       | 
+--+----------------+-----------+-------+--------+-------+ 
| (1)| Relevant       | 4,863,435 | 12.34 |        |       | 
|  | securities     |           |       |        |       | 
|  | owned and/or   |           |       |        |       | 
|  | controlled:    |           |       |        |       | 
+--+----------------+-----------+-------+--------+-------+ 
|  |                |           |       |        |       | 
+--+----------------+-----------+-------+--------+-------+ 
| (2)| Derivatives    |           |       |        |       | 
|  | (other than    |           |       |        |       | 
|  | options):      |           |       |        |       | 
+--+----------------+-----------+-------+--------+-------+ 
|  |                |           |       |        |       | 
+--+----------------+-----------+-------+--------+-------+ 
| (3)| Options and    |           |       |        |       | 
|  | agreements     |           |       |        |       | 
|  | to             |           |       |        |       | 
|  | purchase/sell? |           |       |        |       | 
+--+----------------+-----------+-------+--------+-------+ 
|  |                |           |       |        |       | 
+--+----------------+-----------+-------+--------+-------+ 
|  | TOTAL          | 4,863,435 | 12.34 |        |       | 
+--+----------------+-----------+-------+--------+-------+ 
 
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| (b)| Rights to subscribe for new securities      | 
|  | (including directors' and other executive   | 
|  | options)                                    | 
+--+---------------------------------------------+ 
 
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| Class of relevant      |                        | 
| security in relation   |                        | 
| to which subscription  |                        | 
| right exists:          |                        | 
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|                        |                        | 
+------------------------+------------------------+ 
| Details, including     |                        | 
| nature of the rights   |                        | 
| concerned and relevant |                        | 
| percentages:           |                        | 
+------------------------+------------------------+ 
 
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| 3.| DEALINGS BY THE PERSON MAKING THE           | 
|  | DISCLOSURE                                  | 
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| (a)| Purchases and Sales                         | 
+--+---------------------------------------------+ 
 
+----------+---------------+------------+---------+ 
| Class    | Purchase/sale | Number     | Price   | 
| of       |               | of         | per     | 
| relevant |               | securities | unit    | 
| security |               |            |         | 
+----------+---------------+------------+---------+ 
| 10p      | Purchase      | 180,100    | GBP2.25 | 
| Ordinary |               |            |         | 
| Shares   |               |            |         | 
+----------+---------------+------------+---------+ 
 
+--+---------------------------------------------+ 
| (b)| Derivatives transactions (other than        | 
|  | options)                                    | 
+--+---------------------------------------------+ 
 
+----------+-------------+---------+------------+--------+ 
| Class    | Product     | Nature  | Number     | Price  | 
| of       | description | of      | of         | per    | 
| relevant |             | dealing | reference  | unit   | 
| security |             |         | securities |        | 
+----------+-------------+---------+------------+--------+ 
|          |             |         |            |        | 
|          |             |         |            |        | 
+----------+-------------+---------+------------+--------+ 
 
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| (c)| Options transactions in respect of existing | 
|  | securities                                  | 
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|  |                                             | 
+--+---------------------------------------------+ 
| (i)| Writing, selling, purchasing or varying     | 
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+----------+-------------+-------------+------------+----------+------+--------+----------+ 
| Class    | Product     | Writing,    | Number     | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option   | 
| of       | description | purchasing, | of         | price    |      | date   | money    | 
| relevant |             | selling,    | securities | per unit |      |        | paid/    | 
| security |             | varying     | to which   |          |      |        | received | 
|          |             | etc.        | option     |          |      |        | per unit | 
|          |             |             | relates    |          |      |        |          | 
+----------+-------------+-------------+------------+----------+------+--------+----------+ 
|          |             |             |            |          |      |        |          | 
+----------+-------------+-------------+------------+----------+------+--------+----------+ 
 
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| (ii) | Exercising                                  | 
+------+---------------------------------------------+ 
 
+----------+-------------+------------+----------+ 
| Class    | Product     | Number     | Exercise | 
| of       | description | of         | price    | 
| relevant |             | securities | per unit | 
| security |             |            |          | 
+----------+-------------+------------+----------+ 
|          |             |            |          | 
|          |             |            |          | 
+----------+-------------+------------+----------+ 
 
+--+---------------------------------------------+ 
| (d)| Other dealings (including subscribing for   | 
|  | new securities)                             | 
+--+---------------------------------------------+ 
 
+----------+---------+---------+-------------+ 
| Class    | Nature  | Details | Price       | 
| of       | of      |         | per         | 
| relevant | dealing |         | unit        | 
| security |         |         | (if         | 
|          |         |         | applicable) | 
+----------+---------+---------+-------------+ 
|          |         |         |             | 
+----------+---------+---------+-------------+ 
 
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| 4.| OTHER INFORMATION                           | 
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| (a)| Indemnity and other dealing arrangements    | 
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| Details        | 
| of any         | 
| indemnity      | 
| or option      | 
| arrangement,   | 
| or any         | 
| agreement or   | 
| understanding, | 
| formal or      | 
| informal,      | 
| relating to    | 
| relevant       | 
| securities     | 
| which may be   | 
| an inducement  | 
| to deal or     | 
| refrain from   | 
| dealing        | 
| entered into   | 
| by the party   | 
| to the offer   | 
| or person      | 
| acting in      | 
| concert making | 
| the disclosure | 
| and any other  | 
| person:        | 
+----------------+ 
|                | 
+----------------+ 
| None           | 
+----------------+ 
 
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| (b)| Agreements, arrangements or understandings  | 
|  | relating to options or derivatives          | 
+--+---------------------------------------------+ 
 
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| Details of any agreement, arrangement or           | 
| understanding, formal or informal, between the     | 
| party to the offer or person acting in concert     | 
| making the disclosure and any other person         | 
| relating to:                                       | 
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| (i)  | the voting rights of any relevant           | 
|      | securities under any option; or             | 
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| (ii) | the voting rights or future acquisition or  | 
|      | disposal of any relevant securities to      | 
|      | which any derivative is referenced:         | 
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|                                                    | 
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| None                                               | 
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| (c)| Attachments                                 | 
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Are any Supplemental Forms attached? 
 
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| Supplemental Form 8 (Open         | No         | 
| Positions)                        |            | 
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|                                   |            | 
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| Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)         | No         | 
+-----------------------------------+------------+ 
 
 
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| Date of disclosure:     | 26 May 2010          | 
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|                         |                      | 
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| Contact name:           | Ian Mombru, Lazard & | 
|                         | Co., Limited         | 
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|                         |                      | 
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| Telephone number        | +44 (0)20 7187 2682  | 
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory 
Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at 
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.  The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available 
for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on 
+44 (0)20 7638 0129. 
 
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. 
 
 
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