Pearson PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (1914Z)

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RNS Number : 1914Z

Pearson PLC

19 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 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                           Tom ap Simon 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                President - Virtual Learning 
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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 the             American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), 
       financial instrument,          each representing one ordinary share 
       type of instrument             of 25 pence, in Pearson plc 
       Identification code 
 
                                      ISIN: US7050151056 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction      Purchase of ADRs arising from Company's 
                                      Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP") 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)         Price(s)             Volume(s) 
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                                     (i) $12.1508 per     (i) 459.577970 ADRs 
                                      ADR                  (ii) 55.71202 ADRs 
                                      (ii) $11.959 per 
                                      ADR 
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 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume             Aggregated volume: 515.28999 
       - Price                         Aggregated price: $6,250.50 
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 e)   Date of the transaction        (i) 12 May 2021 
                                      (ii) 17 May 2021 
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 f)   Place of the transaction       New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) 
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 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
        closely associated 
 a)    Name                                Giovanni Giovannelli 
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 2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/status                     President - English Language Learning 
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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 the                  Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson 
        financial instrument,               plc 
        type of instrument 
        Identification code 
                                            ISIN: GB0006776081 
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 b)    Nature of the transaction           Purchase of shares arising from Company's 
                                            Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP") 
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 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)              Price(s)                         Volume(s) 
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   GBP8.5705 per share                                                      658 
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 d)    Aggregated information 
        - Aggregated volume                  Aggregated volume: 658 shares 
        - Price                              Aggregated price: GBP5,639.389 
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 e)    Date of the transaction             14 May 2021 
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 f)    Place of the transaction            London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
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