Pearson PLC Holding(s) in Company (2207W)

TIDMPSON TIDMSDR

RNS Number : 2207W

Pearson PLC

07 February 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                                     Pearson PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please                                              Type 1 disclosure as per the Transparency       X 
  specify):                                                 Directive II Regulation 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                     Schroders plc 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                      03.02.17 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                         06.02.17 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                   From 10%-11% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                            Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                             triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number                      Number            Number         Number of                 % of voting 
                 of                          of               of shares       voting                    rights (x) 
                 Shares                      Voting                           rights 
                                             Rights 
-------------  --------------------------  ----------------  -------------  ------------------------  ---------------------- 
                                                              Direct         Direct     Indirect       Direct     Indirect 
                                                                              (xi)       (xii) 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  -------------  ---------  -------------  ---------  ----------- 
 GB0006776081   84,514,044                    83,588,488      92,846,468     N/A        91,897,898     N/A        11.172% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration                Exercise/                      Number of                   % of voting 
 financial           date                      Conversion                     voting                      rights 
 instrument          (xiii)                    Period (xiv)                   rights that 
                                                                              may be 
                                                                              acquired 
                                                                              if the 
                                                                              instrument 
                                                                              is 
                                                                              exercised/ 
                                                                              converted. 
-----------------  ------------------------  -----------------------------  --------------------------  -------------------- 
 N/A                N/A                       N/A                            N/A                         N/A 
-----------------  ------------------------  -----------------------------  --------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise     Expiration       Exercise/       Number of voting          % of voting 
 financial        price         date             Conversion      rights instrument         rights (xix, 
 instrument                     (xvii)           period          refers to                 xx) 
                                                 (xviii) 
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 N/A              N/A          N/A              N/A             N/A                       Nominal                   Delta 
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                                                                                          N/A                       N/A 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 91,897,898                                                     11.172% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   Schroder & Co. Limited 2,867,238 0.349% 
 
   Schroders (C.I.) Limited 123,958 0.015% 
 
   Schroder Investment Management Limited 88,906,702 10.808% 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder 
  will cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                                   The shares referred to in section 
                                                                9 are held in portfolios managed 
                                                                by those firms on a discretionary 
                                                                basis for clients under investment 
                                                                management agreements. This disclosure 
                                                                has been calculated based on issue 

                                                                share capital amount 822,583,860. 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                      Shaheen Hussain 
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 15. Contact telephone 
  number:                                                                              [phone] 
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Natalie Dale

Deputy Company Secretary

Pearson plc

7 February 2017

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