Exhibit 8.1
List of Subsidiaries
Country of | ||||
Company | Incorporation | |||
Addison Wesley Longman Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | |||
Adelphi Finance Unlimited | Jersey | |||
African Business Channel (Pty) Ltd | South Africa | |||
AGS Inc | USA | |||
AW Iberoamericana SA de CV | Mexico | |||
Axis Finance Inc | USA | |||
Bath Road Corporation | USA | |||
BDFM Publishers (Pty) Ltd | South Africa | |||
Beijing Rongjin Advertising Company Ltd | China | |||
Berkhout Nijmegen BV | Netherlands | |||
Blue Print Technologies Inc | USA | |||
Blue Wharf Ltd | England and Wales | |||
BS ZAO | Russia | |||
Burmedia Investments Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Camshaw USA Inc | USA | |||
Chancery Software Inc | USA | |||
Chatelain Properties Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Children’s Character Books Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Chronicle Australasia pty Ltd | Australia | |||
Data Broadcasting Corp. BVI | Virgin Islands | |||
Detective Nominees Inc | USA | |||
Dominie Press Inc | USA | |||
Dorling Kindersley — Civilizacao, Editores, Lda | Portugal | |||
Dorling Kindersley Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | |||
Dorling Kindersley Holdings Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Dorling Kindersley Inc | USA | |||
Dorling Kindersley India Private Limited | India | |||
Dorling Kindersley Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Dorling Kindersley Publishers (South Africa) Pty Ltd | South Africa | |||
Dorling Kindersley Publishing Inc | USA | |||
Dorling Kindersley Publishing Pty Ltd | Australia | |||
Dorling Kindersley Verlag GmbH | Germany | |||
eCollege inc | USA | |||
E-College Lanka (Private) Ltd | Sri Lanka | |||
Edexcel China Ltd | Hong Kong | |||
Edexcel Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Edexcel South Africa Pty Ltd | South Africa | |||
Editions Du Renouveau Pedagogique Inc | Canada | |||
Education by Association (Pty) Ltd | South Africa | |||
Educational Publishers LLP | USA | |||
Embankment Finance Ltd | England and Wales | |||
English Language Learning and Instruction System Inc | USA | |||
eSignal (Europe) Ltd | England and Wales | |||
eSignal .com Inc | USA | |||
eSignal Inc | USA | |||
Exec-Appointments Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Exshare Financial (US) Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Exshare Financial Inc | USA | |||
Exshare Statistical Services Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Family Books at Home Inc | USA |
Country of | ||||
Company | Incorporation | |||
FDI Intelligence Limited | England and Wales | |||
FEN (Delaware) Inc | USA | |||
Financial Times (Europe) GmbH | Germany | |||
Financial Times Business Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Financial Times Electronic Publishing (HK) Ltd | Hong Kong | |||
Financial Times Group Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Financial Times Information Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Financial Times Investor Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Forum Deutschland Consulting GmbH | Germany | |||
Frederick Warne & Co Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Frederick Warne & Co Inc | USA | |||
FT CareerPoint Ltd | England and Wales | |||
FT Electronic Publishing (Philippines) Inc | Philippines | |||
FT Group Inc | USA | |||
FT Information Philippines Inc | Philippines | |||
FT Knowledge (Holdings) Inc | USA | |||
FT Knowledge Ltd | England and Wales | |||
FT Personal Finance Ltd | England and Wales | |||
FT Publications Inc | USA | |||
FT Search Inc | USA | |||
GTIS Corporation | USA | |||
Guangzhou Crescent Software Co Ltd | China | |||
Hallminster Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Harcourt Assessment BVBA | Belgian | |||
Headland Digital Media Inc | USA | |||
Heinemann Education Botswana Publishers (Pty) Ltd | Botswana | |||
Heinemann Publishers (Pty) Ltd | South Africa | |||
IDCO Overseas Capital Management Ltd | England and Wales | |||
IDCO Overseas Holdings Ltd | England and Wales | |||
IDCO Worldwide Holdings Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Infinata Inc | USA | |||
Infotec Capital Management Corporation | USA | |||
Infotec Holdings Corp | USA | |||
Interactive Data (Australia) Ltd | Australia | |||
Interactive Data (Europe) Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Interactive Data (France) SAS | France | |||
Interactive Data (Hong Kong) Ltd | Hong Kong | |||
Interactive Data (Ireland) Ltd | Ireland | |||
Interactive Data (Jersey) Ltd | Jersey | |||
Interactive Data (Singapore) PTE Ltd | Singapore | |||
Interactive Data Canada Inc | USA | |||
Interactive Data Corporation | USA | |||
Interactive Data Corporation France SAS | France | |||
Interactive Data Managed Solutions AG | Switzerland | |||
Interactive Data Managed Solutions AG | Germany | |||
Interactive Data Managed Solutions LLC | USA | |||
Interactive Data Managed Solutions Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Interactive Data Managed Solutions Nordic Oy | Finland | |||
Interactive Data Managed Solutions S.r.l | Italy | |||
Interactive Data Managed Solutions SAS | France | |||
Interactive Data Managed Solutions SL | Spain | |||
Interactive Data Management & Services GmbH & Co KG | Germany | |||
Interactive Data Management and Services Verwaltungs GmbH | Germany | |||
Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data Inc | USA | |||
Interactive Data Real-Time Services, Inc. | USA |
Country of | ||||
Company | Incorporation | |||
IS Teledata MD Solutions France SAS | France | |||
Kirihara Logitec Co | Japan | |||
Kirihara Shoten Co | Japan | |||
L Green Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Ladybird Books Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Lakeside Trading Estate Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Leading Edge Economics Pty Ltd | Australia | |||
Learning Network Direct Inc | USA | |||
Les Editions du Centre de Psychologie Appliquee SA | France | |||
Lesson Lab Inc | USA | |||
Longman Australasia Pty Ltd | Australia | |||
Longman Botswana (Proprietary) Ltd | Botswana | |||
Longman Communications Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Longman Group (Overseas) Holdings Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Longman House Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Longman Indochina Acquisition LLC | USA | |||
Longman Kenya Ltd | Kenya | |||
Longman Lesotho (Proprietary) Ltd | Lesotho | |||
Longman Malawi Ltd | Malawi | |||
Longman Mocambique Ltda | Mozambique | |||
Longman Namibia (Pty) Ltd | Namibia | |||
Longman Nigeria plc | Nigeria | |||
Longman Publishing Company SA (Pty) Ltd | South Africa | |||
Longman Swaziland (Proprietary) Ltd | Swaziland | |||
Longman Tanzania Ltd | Tanzania | |||
Longman Uganda Ltd | Uganda | |||
Longman Zambia Ltd | Zambia | |||
Longman Zimbabwe (Private) Ltd | Zimbabwe | |||
Macro Educational Systems Inc | USA | |||
Marblemirror Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Mergermarket (U.S.) Ltd | USA | |||
Mergermarket Consulting (Australia) Pty Ltd | Australia | |||
Mergermarket Consulting (Singapore) Pte Ltd | Singapore | |||
Mergermarket Consulting Ltd | Hong Kong | |||
Mergermarket Inc | USA | |||
Mergermarket Ltd | England and Wales | |||
MetaMetrics Inc | USA | |||
Misty City Software Inc | USA | |||
Money Media Inc | USA | |||
National Evaluation Systems Inc | USA | |||
NCS Information Services Technology (Beijing) Co Ltd | China | |||
NCS Japan K.K. | Japan | |||
NCS Pearson (India) private Ltd | India | |||
NCS Pearson Inc | USA | |||
NCS Pearson Pty Ltd | Australia | |||
NCS Services (England and Wales) Ltd | England and Wales | |||
NCSP Holdings Inc | USA | |||
New York Institute of Finance Inc | USA | |||
NYIF Holdings Inc | USA | |||
O & B Ltd | England and Wales | |||
P. Ed. Aust Pty Ltd | Australia | |||
Pearson Canada Holdings Inc | Canada | |||
Pearson Amsterdam BV | Netherlands | |||
Pearson Amsterdam Finance Limited | England and Wales |
Country of | ||||
Company | Incorporation | |||
Pearson Assessment & Information BV | Netherlands | |||
Pearson Assessment & Information Sweden AB | Sweden | |||
Pearson Assessment & Information GmbH | Germany | |||
Pearson Assessments Canada Inc | Canada | |||
Pearson Australia Finance Unlimited | England and Wales | |||
Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd | Australia | |||
Pearson Australia Holdings Pty Ltd | Australia | |||
Pearson Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | |||
Pearson Broadband (US) Group | USA | |||
Pearson Broadband School Group Inc | USA | |||
Pearson Business Services Inc | USA | |||
Pearson Canada Finance Unlimited | England and Wales | |||
Pearson Canada Inc | Canada | |||
Pearson Capital Company LLC | USA | |||
Pearson Charitable Foundation | USA | |||
Pearson DBC Holdings Inc | USA | |||
Pearson Digital Learning Puerto Rico Inc | Puerto Rico | |||
Pearson Dollar Finance plc | England and Wales | |||
Pearson Dollar Finance Two plc | England and Wales | |||
Pearson Driving Assessments Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Pearson Educacion de Chile Ltda | Chile | |||
Pearson Educacion de Colombia Ltda | Colombia | |||
Pearson Educacion de Mexico SA de CV | Mexico | |||
Pearson Educacion de Peru SA | Peru | |||
Pearson Educacion Do Brasil Limitada | Brazil | |||
Pearson Educacion S.A | Spain | |||
Pearson Education (South Africa) Pty Ltd | South Africa | |||
Pearson Education Asia Ltd | Hong Kong | |||
Pearson Education Australia Superannuation Fund Pty Ltd | Australia | |||
Pearson Education Benelux BV | Belgium | |||
Pearson Education de Chile Ltda | Chile | |||
Pearson Education de Mexico SA de CV (1 Share) | Mexico | |||
Pearson Education Deutschland GmbH | Germany | |||
Pearson Education France SAS | France | |||
Pearson Education Hellas SA | Greece | |||
Pearson Education Holdings Inc | USA | |||
Pearson Education Inc | USA | |||
Pearson Education Indochina Ltd | Thailand | |||
Pearson Education Italia Srl | Italy | |||
Pearson Education Japan KK | Japan | |||
Pearson Education Korea Ltd | Korea | |||
Pearson Education Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Pearson Education Malaysia Sdn Bhd | Malaysia | |||
Pearson Education Nordic AB | Sweden | |||
Pearson Education Polska Spzoo | Poland | |||
Pearson Education S.A | Uruguay | |||
Pearson Education S.A. | Argentina | |||
Pearson Education Schweiz AG | Switzerland | |||
Pearson Education South Asia Pte Ltd | Singapore | |||
Pearson Education Taiwan Ltd | Taiwan | |||
Pearson Education Yayincilik Sirketi | Turkey | |||
Pearson Educational Measurement Canada Inc | Canada | |||
Pearson Educational Publishers LLC | USA | |||
Pearson Finance Partnership | Bermuda |
Country of | ||||
Company | Incorporation | |||
Pearson Heinemann Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Pearson Holdings Italy | Italy | |||
Pearson Holdings Inc | USA | |||
Pearson Inc | USA | |||
Pearson International Finance Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Pearson Investment Holdings Inc | USA | |||
Pearson Investment Services Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Pearson Knowledge Technologies LLC | USA | |||
Pearson Learning (Hong Kong) Limited | Hong Kong | |||
Pearson Loan Finance No.2 Unlimited | England and Wales | |||
Pearson Loan Finance Unlimited | England and Wales | |||
Pearson Longman Inc | USA | |||
Pearson Luxembourg Holdings Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Pearson Luxembourg Holdings No.2 Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Pearson Luxembourg Holdings Sarl | Luxembourg | |||
Pearson Luxembourg Holdings SeNC | Luxembourg | |||
Pearson Luxembourg No. 1 Sarl | Luxembourg | |||
Pearson Luxembourg No. 2 Sarl | Luxembourg | |||
Pearson Malaysia Sdn Bhd | Malaysia | |||
Pearson Management Services Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Pearson Netherlands BV | Netherlands | |||
Pearson Netherlands Holdings BV | Netherlands | |||
Pearson New Entertainment Holdings Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Pearson New Zealand Ltd | New Zealand | |||
Pearson Overseas Holdings Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Pearson PEM P.R. Inc | Puerto Rico | |||
Pearson Professional Holdings Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Pearson Property Investments Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Pearson Real Estate Holdings Inc | USA | |||
Pearson Services Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Pearson (Shanghai) Corporate Management Consulting Co., Ltd | China | |||
Pearson Shared Services Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Pearson Sterling Two plc | England and Wales | |||
Pearson Technology Centre LLC | USA | |||
Penguin — Highbridge Audio LLC | USA | |||
Penguin Books (SA) Pty | South Africa | |||
Penguin Books Benelux BV | Netherlands | |||
Penguin Books Deutschland GmbH | Germany | |||
Penguin Books India Pte Ltd | India | |||
Penguin Books Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Penguin Books S A | Spain | |||
Penguin Capital LLC | USA | |||
Penguin Group (USA) Inc | USA | |||
Penguin Italia SRL | Italy | |||
Penguin Television Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Phumelela Publishers (Pty) Ltd | South Africa | |||
PN Holdings Inc | USA | |||
Poundwatch Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Prentice Hall (South Africa) Pty Ltd | South Africa | |||
Prentice Hall Holdings BV | Netherlands | |||
Promissor Inc | USA | |||
Promissor Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Rebus Planning Associates Inc | USA | |||
Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd | New Zealand | |||
Rough Guides Inc | USA |
Country of | ||||
Company | Incorporation | |||
Rycade Capital Corporation | USA | |||
Salspot Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Savoy Finance Unlimited | Jersey | |||
Servicios Administrationes Pearson Educacion SA de CV | Mexico | |||
Shanghai AWL Education Software Ltd | Shanghai | |||
Sound Holdings Inc | USA | |||
Southwark Administracao e Participacoes Ltda | Brazil | |||
Spear Insurance Ltd | Bermuda | |||
St Clements Press Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Strand Finance Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Testchange Ltd | England and Wales | |||
The Financial Times (Benelux) Ltd | England and Wales | |||
The Financial Times (France) Ltd | England and Wales | |||
The Financial Times (Hong Kong) Ltd | Hong Kong | |||
The Financial Times (Japan) Ltd | England and Wales | |||
The Financial Times (Singapore) Pte Ltd | Singapore | |||
The Financial Times (Spain) Ltd | England and Wales | |||
The Financial Times (Sweden) AB | Sweden | |||
The Financial Times International Publishing Ltd | England and Wales | |||
The Financial Times Ltd (Newspaper) | England and Wales | |||
The Penguin Publishing Co Ltd | England and Wales | |||
The Rough Guides Ltd | England and Wales | |||
The SIOP Institute LLC | USA | |||
Themescene Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Tussauds Espana SA | Spain | |||
Unibook Publishers (Bophuthatswana) (Pty) Ltd | South Africa | |||
Unibook Publishers (Pty) Ltd | South Africa | |||
Ventura Publishing Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Virtual University Enterprises Inc | USA | |||
VUE Testing Services Israel Ltd | Israel | |||
W & W Ltd | England and Wales | |||
Walker Holdings Inc | USA | |||
West Ferry Printers Ltd | England and Wales | |||
West Thurrock Estate Ltd | England and Wales | |||
ZAO Business News Media | Russia |