Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2471F
Pearson PLC
21 May 2013
 



 

Pearson plc - (the "Company")

Notification of Directors' Interests

 

 

Annual Bonus Share Matching Plan ("ABSMP")

 

On 21 May 2013, participants became entitled to ordinary shares in the Company under the rules of the Annual Bonus Share Matching Plan. Under the Plan, participants who invest their after-tax bonus in shares become entitled to "matching shares" on a one-for-one basis if a three-year corporate performance target is met. 

 

The ABSMP rules require that sufficient shares are sold to discharge the PAYE income tax liability on the shares released.  The shares set out in the second column below were sold on 21 May 2013 at a price of £12.3028 per share, leaving the after-tax number of shares set out in the final column below.

 

Name of Director

 

Shares released

Shares sold to discharge tax liabilities

Shares retained

Robin Freestone

29,657

13,939

15,718

Will Ethridge

7,511

3,549

 

3,962

John Fallon

7,887

3,707

4,180

 

Interests of the Directors

 

As a result of the above transactions, the executive directors are interested in the following shares (excluding shares to which they are notionally entitled or may become entitled, subject to the satisfaction of any relevant conditions, under the Company's employee share plans):

 

Name of Director

Number of Shares

% of Capital

Robin Freestone

472,682

0.05782%

Will Ethridge

562,798

0.06884%

John Fallon

262,569

0.03212%

 

This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R and LR 9.8.6R(1)

 


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