UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 


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  August  2009
 
 

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


 

This Report includes the following documents:
 
1. A press release from Pearson plc announcing 'Holding(s) in Company 
 

    


 


 

 

Financial Services Authority
 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


 

 
   

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: 

Pearson Plc

2. Reason for the notification  (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.

  

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

  

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

  

Other (please specify):

    

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: 

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
 (if different from 3.):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
 

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: 

03 August 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

05 August 2009
 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: 

From 3% - 4% (L&G)


  

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares 

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights
     

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

ORD

GBP 0.25

32,187,752

32,187,752

33,211,026

33,211,026

  

4.09

  
 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/ 
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights
         
 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date 

Exercise/
Conversion period 

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights 
         

Nominal

Delta
       
 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

33,211,026

4.09


  

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)  

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)  

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) 

                                                     Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 33,211,026 -4.09 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct)
(LGIMHD) ( 30,387,432-3.75  % = PMC)                                              Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) 

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 
( 30,387,432-3.75  % = PMC)                                                                   Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)   

                                                                                                                    Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)

 

 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
 

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
 

N/A
 

13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 
810,283,109

14. Contact name:

Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3851

 

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:   06 August, 2009


  
By:   /s/ STEPHEN JONES

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Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary