Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9811M

Pearson PLC

19 October 2016

 

PEARSON PLC

(the "Company")

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	John Fallon
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc ISIN: GB0006776081
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Purchase price: £7.545 per share	10,000 shares
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 10,000 shares Aggregated price: £75,450
e)	Date of the transaction	19 October 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Coram Williams
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc ISIN: GB0006776081
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Purchase price: £7.53 per share	5,000 shares
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 5,000 shares Aggregated price: £37,650
e)	Date of the transaction	19 October 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

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