TIDMPSON TIDMMLO 
 
RNS Number : 6085M 
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 to the    | Pearson plc             | 
|     | 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 in      | Melorio plc             | 
|     | relation to whose relevant      |                         | 
|     | securities this form relates:   |                         | 
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|     |                                 |                         | 
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| (d) | Status of person making the     | OFFEROR                 | 
|     | disclosure:                     |                         | 
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|     |                                 |                         | 
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| (e) | Date dealing undertaken         | 26 May 2010             | 
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|     |                                 |                         | 
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| (f) | Has the party previously        | NO                      | 
|     | 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 relevant       | 10p Ordinary Shares                    | 
| security:               |                                        | 
+-------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|                         |                                        | 
+-------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
|                         | Interests          | Short positions   | 
+-------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+ 
|                         | Number     | Per   | Number    | Per   | 
|                         |            | cent. |           | cent. | 
+-------------------------+------------+-------+-----------+-------+ 
|     |                   |            |       |           |       | 
+-----+-------------------+------------+-------+-----------+-------+ 
| (1) | Relevant          | 7,593,435  | 19.26 |           |       | 
|     | securities owned  |            |       |           |       | 
|     | and/or            |            |       |           |       | 
|     | controlled:       |            |       |           |       | 
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|     |                   |            |       |           |       | 
+-----+-------------------+------------+-------+-----------+-------+ 
| (2) | Derivatives       |            |       |           |       | 
|     | (other than       |            |       |           |       | 
|     | options):         |            |       |           |       | 
+-----+-------------------+------------+-------+-----------+-------+ 
|     |                   |            |       |           |       | 
+-----+-------------------+------------+-------+-----------+-------+ 
| (3) | Options and       |            |       |           |       | 
|     | agreements to     |            |       |           |       | 
|     | purchase/sell?    |            |       |           |       | 
+-----+-------------------+------------+-------+-----------+-------+ 
|     |                   |            |       |           |       | 
+-----+-------------------+------------+-------+-----------+-------+ 
|     | TOTAL             | 7,593,435  | 19.26 |           |       | 
+-----+-------------------+------------+-------+-----------+-------+ 
 
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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                                        | 
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+----------+---------------+------------+---------+ 
| Class    | Purchase/sale | Number     | Price   | 
| of       |               | of         | per     | 
| relevant |               | securities | unit    | 
| security |               |            |         | 
+----------+---------------+------------+---------+ 
| 10p      | Purchase      | 2,730,000  | GBP2.25 | 
| Ordinary |               |            |         | 
| Shares   |               |            |         | 
+----------+---------------+------------+---------+ 
 
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| (b) | Derivatives transactions (other than options)              | 
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+----------+-------------+---------+------------+--------+ 
| 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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|     |                                                            | 
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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                                                 | 
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| Class    | Product     | Number     | Exercise | 
| of       | description | of         | price    | 
| relevant |             | securities | per unit | 
| security |             |            |          | 
+----------+-------------+------------+----------+ 
|          |             |            |          | 
|          |             |            |          | 
+----------+-------------+------------+----------+ 
 
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)  | 
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| 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 Positions)          | No             | 
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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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