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Ms. Melissa Raminpour
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
18 August, 2017
Re: | Pearson plc |
Form20-F For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 |
Filed April 3, 2017 |
FileNo. 001-16055 |
Dear Ms. Raminpour:
Pearson PLC is in receipt of your comment letter dated August 11, 2017, relating to the above-referenced filing, and is currently in the process of preparing a response.
Pursuant to a conversation with Ms. Claire Erlanger, we are filing this EDGAR correspondence to confirm that we intend to submit a response to the comment letter no later than September 15, 2017.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Coram Williams
Chief Financial Officer
+44 (0) 20 7010 2341
E:coram.williams@pearson.com
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