EX-4.2





 Exhibit 4.2 
  

									
		  	Shareholder	  		  		  	
	Certificate No.	  	Reference	  	Transfer No.	  	Date	  	        Number of Shares

  

									
		 		 	



    	 		  	
	     

CANX
     
	 		 	CANX	  	of 25p each    
		 		 		  	

 (Incorporated under the Companies Acts 1862 to 1893) 

(Registered in England and Wales No. 53723) 

Ordinary shares of 25p each 
 This is to Certify

 that the undermentioned is/are the Registered Holder(s) of Ordinary Shares of Twenty-Five Pence 

each fully paid in PEARSON plc, subject to the Articles of Association of the Company. 

 

			
	Name(s) of Holder(s)	  	Given under the Common Seal of the Company.

  

									
	     

CANX
     
	 		 		 		  	

 Number of Shares of 25p each 
 This
certificate should be kept in a safe place. It will be needed when you sell or transfer the shares. 
 The registrar’s address is: Equiniti Limited,
Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA, United Kingdom. 
 Telephone 0371 384 2043* (from the UK) or +44 (0) 121 415 7062 (from
outside the UK) 
 and the relevant reference for correspondence is No. 0383. 

There is a range of shareholder information online. 
 You
can check your holding and find practical help on transferring shares or updating your details at www.shareview.co.uk 
 *Lines are open 8.30am to 5.30pm
(UK time) Monday to Friday (except public holidays in England and Wales). 
 Calls from outside the UK will be charged at international rates. 

Please note that calls may be monitored or recorded. 

394182 
 BANK DETAILS FOR DIVIDEND PAYMENTS - PLEASE
COMPLETE THE FORM BELOW IN CAPITAL LETTERS AND IN BLACK INK 
 This form is only to be used by private shareholders. If you are a Corporate body or another type of
shareholder, please contact the Registrar. 
  

																													
	 Company Name
  
	  		  		 	 Shareholder Reference
  

	  Pearson pic	  	0383    	  	    	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	

  

			
	Bank Account Name    	 	 

  

																																					
	Sort code	 	 	 	 	 	– 	 	 	 	 	 	– 	 	 	 	 	  	            Account Number	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	

  

																																									
	Building Society	 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 	
	Reference or Roll	 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 		 	
	Number (If applicable)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	                            

 Please forward until further notice, all dividends or interest that may from time to time become payable to me/us in respect of any shares
held in Pearson pic to the above nominated bank or building society, or to such other branch of the organisation as the bank or building society may from time to time request. Compliance with this request will discharge Pearson pic of any further
liability in respect of such dividends or other monies. 
  

											
	 All the Registered Holders
 (or, where
applicable,
	 		 		  	 	 		  	 
	executors or administrators)	 		 		  		 		  	
	MUSTsign.	 		 		  		 		  	
	 Please mark this box if
 signing on behalf of
the
	 	 	 		  	 	 		  	 
	shareholders under Power of	 		 		  		 		  	
	Attorney or other authority.	 		 		  		 		  	

 Please detach this form and return it to Equiniti Limited, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA, United Kingdom.