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PSON Pearson Plc

1,010.00
-4.50 (-0.44%)
Last Updated: 09:26:50
Delayed by 15 minutes
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Pearson Plc LSE:PSON London Ordinary Share GB0006776081 ORD 25P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  -4.50 -0.44% 1,010.00 1,010.00 1,010.50 1,015.50 1,009.50 1,013.50 54,912 09:26:50
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Miscellaneous Publishing 3.67B 378M 0.5497 18.36 6.94B

Pearson PLC Holding(s) in Company (9500W)

15/02/2017 9:48am

UK Regulatory


TIDMPSON

RNS Number : 9500W

Pearson PLC

15 February 2017

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                         Pearson PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
-------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                     X 
----------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
----------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
----------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
----------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 Other (please 
  specify): 
---------------------------------------------------------  -----  ------------------------------- 
 3. Full name of person(s)                                              BlackRock, Inc. 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 5. Date of the transaction                                            13 February, 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 6. Date on which issuer                                               14 February, 2017 
  notified: 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                       Voting rights attached to 
  crossed or                                                     shares holding for BlackRock, 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                          Inc. 
                                                                       has gone above 5% 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details: 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Class/type     Situation previous                            Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                             triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
-------------  --------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------- 
                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   40,771,533                    40,771,533      N/A          N/A        41,834,699     N/A        5.08% 
               --------------------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  -------------  ---------  ----------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 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. 
-----------------  ------------------------  ---------------------------  --------------------------  -------------------- 
 Securities 
  Lending           N/A                       N/A                          15,141,712                  1.84% 
-----------------  ------------------------  ---------------------------  --------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 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) 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------  ----------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 CFD              N/A          N/A              N/A             359,697                 Nominal                   Delta 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------  ----------------------  ------------------------  --------- 
                                                                                        0.04%                     0.04% 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------    ---------  ---------    ------------------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
-------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------- 
 57,336,108                                                     6.97% 
-------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
   See Annex 1 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
-------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease to hold: 
-------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 12. Date on which proxy holder 
  will cease to hold voting rights: 
-------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 
 
  13. Additional information:                                   BlackRock Regulatory Threshold 
                                                                Reporting Team 
-------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 14. Contact name:                                                            Marc-Oliver Lesch 
-------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 15. Contact telephone 
  number:                                                                         020 7743 3650 
-------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------- 
 
 

Natalie Dale

Deputy Company Secretary

Pearson plc

15 February 2017

 
 Annex 1 
 
 
 Name                              % of voting     % of voting       Total of 
                                    rights if       rights through    both if 
                                    it equals       financial         it equals 
                                    or is higher    instruments       or is higher 
                                    than the        if it equals      than the 
                                    notifiable      or is higher      notifiable 
                                    threshold       than the          threshold 
                                                    notifiable 
                                                    threshold 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Delaware Holdings 
  Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Fund Advisors 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Institutional 
  Trust Company, National 
  Association 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Group Limited 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Advisors (UK) 
  Limited 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Group Limited 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Investment 
  Management (UK) Limited 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Australia Holdco 
  Pty. Ltd. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Investment 
  Management (Australia) 
  Limited 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock (Singapore) 
  Holdco Pte. Ltd. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, 
  LLC 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock HK Holdco Limited 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Cayco Limited 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Trident Holding 
  Company Limited 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Japan Holdings 
  GK 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Japan Co., 
  Ltd. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 Trident Merger, LLC 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Investment 
  Management, LLC 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Canada Holdings 
  LP 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Canada Holdings 
  ULC 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Asset Management 
  Canada Limited 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Delaware Holdings 
  Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Fund Advisors 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Capital Holdings, 
  Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Advisors, LLC 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock (Singapore) 
  Holdco Pte. Ltd. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock (Singapore) 
  Limited 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Group Limited 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Limited 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Group Limited 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Investment 
  Management (UK) Limited 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Asset Management 
  Deutschland AG 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock (Singapore) 
  Holdco Pte. Ltd. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, 
  LLC 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock HK Holdco Limited 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Asset Management 
  North Asia Limited 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Group Limited 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock (Netherlands) 
  B.V. 
--------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 
 

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