Pearson PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (8859V)

TIDMPSON

RNS Number : 8859V

Pearson PLC

02 February 2017

PEARSON PLC

(the "Company")

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities/person closely associated 
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 a)   Name                       Kenneth Roderick Bristow 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status            President, UK & Core 
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 b)   Initial notification       Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
       participant, auction platform, auctioneer or 
       auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                       Pearson plc 
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 b)   LEI                        2138004JBXWWJKIURC57 
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 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be 
       repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) 
       each type of transaction; (iii) each date; 
       and (iv) each place where transactions have 
       been conducted 
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 a)   Description of             Ordinary shares of 25 pence 
       the financial              each in Pearson plc 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument              ISIN: GB0006776081 
       Identification 
       code 
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 b)   Nature of the              Exercise of options under the 
       transaction                Company's Worldwide Save for 
                                  Shares Plan 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)     Price(s)          Volume(s) 
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                                 Purchase price:        2,997 shares 
                                  GBP5.4720 per 
                                  share 
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 d)   Aggregated information     Aggregated volume: 2,997 shares 
       - Aggregated volume        Aggregated price: GBP16,399.59 
       - Price 
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 e)   Date of the transaction    1 February 2017 
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 f)   Place of the transaction   London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
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