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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000902664-25-005228
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SCHEDULE 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20251208
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20251208

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PEARSON PLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000938323
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BOOKS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2731]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			X0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-78579
		FILM NUMBER:		251555980

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		80 STRAND
		CITY:			LONDON ENGLAND
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			WC2R 0RL
		BUSINESS PHONE:		442070102000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		80 STRAND
		CITY:			LONDON ENGLAND
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			WC2R 0RL

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Cevian Capital II GP LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001365341
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			Y9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231
		LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER:    	N/A

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: 	YES
		STREET 1:		C/O HIGHVERN FUND ADMINISTRATORS LIMITED
		STREET 2:		WHITELEY CHAMBERS, DON STREET
		CITY:			St. Helier
		NON US STATE TERRITORY:  	JERSEY
		PROVINCE COUNTRY:   	Y9
		ZIP:			JE2 4TR
		BUSINESS PHONE:		44 (0)1534 828513

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: 	YES
		STREET 1:		C/O HIGHVERN FUND ADMINISTRATORS LIMITED
		STREET 2:		WHITELEY CHAMBERS, DON STREET
		CITY:			St. Helier
		NON US STATE TERRITORY:  	JERSEY
		PROVINCE COUNTRY:   	Y9
		ZIP:			JE2 4TR
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          <personName>Ele Klein &amp; Adriana Schwartz</personName>
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        <commentText>This Amendment No. 9 ("Amendment No. 9") amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 2020 (the "Original Schedule 13D", and the Original Schedule 13D as amended, the "Schedule 13D"), with respect to the ordinary shares, par value GBP 0.25 (the "Ordinary Shares"), of Pearson plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the "Issuer"). This Amendment No. 9 amends and restates Items 3 and 5(a)-(c) as set forth below. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 9 have the meanings set forth in the Schedule 13D.

The Ordinary Shares have no CUSIP number. The ISIN number for the Ordinary Shares is GB0006776081.</commentText>
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        <fundsSource>As of the date hereof, the Reporting Person has purchased for the account of the Master Fund an aggregate of 90,182,758 Ordinary Shares for an aggregate consideration (including brokerage commission) of approximately USD $705,680,181. The Master Fund funded these purchases out of its general working capital. The Ordinary Shares were purchased using British Pounds. For the purposes of this Schedule 13D, a conversion rate of USD 1.33425 for each GBP 1.00 was used.</fundsSource>
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        <percentageOfClassSecurities>See rows (11) and (13) of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D for the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares and percentage of the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person. The percentage used in this Schedule 13D is calculated based upon an aggregate of 635,772,938 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of November 30, 2025, as reported in the Company's Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 1, 2025.</percentageOfClassSecurities>
        <numberOfShares>See rows (7) through (10) of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D for the number of Ordinary Shares as to which the Reporting Person has the sole power to vote or direct the vote and sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition.</numberOfShares>
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        <signatureReportingPerson>Cevian Capital II GP LTD</signatureReportingPerson>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE G</B></P>

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with respect to each purchase and sale of Ordinary Shares which were effectuated by the Reporting Person for the benefit of the Master
Fund within the past sixty (60) days. Unless otherwise noted, such transactions were effectuated in the open market through a broker.</P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">2025-12-01</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">2025-12-02</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">2025-12-03</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">2025-12-04</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">2025-12-05</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">2025-12-08</P></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">198,708</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">1,216,792</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">978,433</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">454,565</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">2,068,624</P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">13.28</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">13.26</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">13.27</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">* Excluding commissions, SEC fees, etc. (rounded to nearest cent). The
Ordinary Shares were purchased using British Pounds. For purposes of this Schedule 13D, a conversion rate of USD 1.33425 for each GBP
1.00 was used.</P>

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