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


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                                    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 June 2007

                                  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

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        This Report includes the following documents:

1. A press release from Pearson plc announcing Statement re Groupe Les Echos




19 June 2007



STATEMENT REGARDING GROUPE LES ECHOS


Pearson confirms that it is considering strategic options for Groupe Les Echos.


This process will establish whether a potential sale of Groupe Les Echos may
create value for Pearson's shareholders and enable Les Echos' editorial
independence to continue and its people to prosper under a new owner.


Groupe Les Echos includes Les Echos, France's leading business newspaper;
lesechos.fr, France's leading business media website; Enjeux, a leading business
magazine; and other specialist financial information services. In 2006, Groupe
Les Echos contributed EUR126m of sales and EUR10m of operating profit to Pearson



A further announcement will be made in due course.



For more information:


Luke Swanson + 44 (0)20 7010 2310


                                    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: 19 June 2007

                             By:   /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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                                   Stephen Jones
                                   Deputy Secretary