Pearson PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (6208Z)

TIDMPSON

RNS Number : 6208Z

Pearson PLC

16 May 2023

Pearson plc - (the "Company")

Notification of PDMRs' Interests

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                             Thomas ap Simon 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                  President - Higher Education and 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) in 
       financial instrument,            Pearson plc, each ADR represents one 
       type of instrument               ordinary share 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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                                       $10.179935 per ADR        129.1187 ADRs 
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 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume               Aggregated volume: 129.1187 
       - Price                           Aggregated price: $1,314.42 
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 e)   Date of the transaction          11 May 2023 
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 f)   Place of the transaction         New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) 
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