Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7876M

Pearson PLC

13 May 2020

 

PEARSON PLC

(the "Company")

Notification of Directors' and PDMRs' Interests

The following notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU 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	Lincoln Wallen
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-executive Director
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 arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£4.467854 per share	257
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 257 shares Aggregated price: £1,148.23
e)	Date of the transaction	07 May 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Rod Bristow
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	President, UK & Global Online Learning
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 arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		(i) £4.467854 per share (ii) £4.63257  per share	1797 1212
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 3009 shares Aggregated price: £13,643.40
e)	Date of the transaction	(i) 07 May 2020 (ii) 11 May 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Albert Hitchcock
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Technology and Operations 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 arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		(i) £4.467854 per share (ii) £4.63257 per share	1996 1347
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 3343. shares Aggregated price: £24,075.73
e)	Date of the transaction	07 May 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

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
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 arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£4.63257 per share	2044
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 2044 shares Aggregated price: £9,468.97 £4.63257
e)	Date of the transaction	07 May 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Giovanni Giovannelli
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	President, International
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 arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£4.63257 per share	1163
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 1163 shares Aggregated price: £5,387.67 £4.63257
e)	Date of the transaction	07 May 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Sally Johnson
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 arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£4.467854 per share	274
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 274 shares Aggregated price: £1224.192 £4.467854
e)	Date of the transaction	07 May 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

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