Pearson PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (4095Y)

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RNS Number : 4095Y

Pearson PLC

12 May 2021

Pearson plc - (the "Company")

Notification of PDMRs' Interests

The following notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, give details of purchases of ordinary shares of 25p each, made under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP").

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 
 a)    Name                              Sally Johnson 
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 2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/status                   Chief Financial Officer 
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 b)    Initial notification              Initial notification 
        /Amendment 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 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 the                Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson 
        financial instrument,             plc 
        type of instrument 
        Identification code 
                                          ISIN: GB0006776081 
====  ================================  =============================================== 
 b)    Nature of the transaction         Purchase of shares arising from Company's 
                                          Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP") 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)                           Volume(s) 
      --------------------------------  ---------------------------------  ------------ 
   GBP8.446812 per share                                                    187 
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 d)    Aggregated information 
        - Aggregated volume                Aggregated volume: 187 
        - Price                            Aggregated price: GBP1,579.55 
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 e)    Date of the transaction           7 May 2021 
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 f)    Place of the transaction          London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
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 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
        closely associated 
 a)    Name                              Lincoln Wallen 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/status                   Non-Executive Director 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification              Initial notification 
        /Amendment 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                              Pearson plc 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                               2138004JBXWWJKIURC57 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 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 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Description of the                Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson 
        financial instrument,             plc 
        type of instrument 
        Identification code 
                                          ISIN: GB0006776081 
====  ================================  =============================================== 
 b)    Nature of the transaction         Purchase of shares arising from Company's 
                                          Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP") 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)                           Volume(s) 
      --------------------------------  ---------------------------------  ------------ 
   GBP8.446812 per share                                                         184 
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------ 
 d)    Aggregated information 
        - Aggregated volume                Aggregated volume: 184 shares 
        - Price                            Aggregated price: GBP1,554.21 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transaction           7 May 2021 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction          London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 

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