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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 November 2010
 
 
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' 




 
 
 
 
 

 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
   
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii
Pearson PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X
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
X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
  
Other (please specify):
    
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv
  
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
28th October 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
29th October 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
Holding has gone above 5%
           

 
 
 


 
 
 

 
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
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 x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Direct
Indirect
GB0006776081
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
39,728,158
N/A
4.89%
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date xiii
Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
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 xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
 
% of voting rights xix, xx
 
CFD
      
1,151,391
Nominal
Delta
0.14%
0.14%
 
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
40,879,549
5.03%
                                 

 
 
 


 
 
 

 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
 
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 40,879,549 (5.03%)
 
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
  
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
  
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
  
 
 
13. Additional information:
BlackRock Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name:
Stuart Watchorn
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7743 5741; stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com
     

 
 
 


 
 
 

 
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
 
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name
(including legal form of legal entities)
 
BlackRock, Inc.
Contact address
(registered office for legal entities)
 
33 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AS
Phone number & email
 
020 7743 5741; stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com
Other useful information
(at least legal representative for legal persons)
 
Stuart Watchorn
   
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
 
  
Contact address
 
  
Phone number & email
 
  
Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
  
 
C: Additional information
 
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.


 
 
 

 
 
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: 01 November, 2010
 
 
 
By: /s/ STEPHEN JONES

 
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Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary