The stock closed in London today at $:1.06, or about $1.88, up from 77.5 pence on Tuesday.

Pearson decided to increase its dividend from 24.2 pence a share even though it had to borrow money to do so.

Gone down from ten pence to three and a half.

He said the company's stock price had fallen from 140 pence ($2.39) to a recent range of 85 to 100.

Earnings per share rose to 42 pence, from 33.9 pence in the first six months of 1989.

When trading began, all the premiums exceeded what had been forecast, ranging from 46 to 76 pence.

What ranges from fifty pence to two pound fifty a week.

It will now increase from 40 pence to 45 pence per mile.

The values of the books can vary from 50 pence to hundreds of pounds.

Section or stage fares vary from 30 to 70 pence (about 50 cents to $1.10), depending on the number of sections traveled.