Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1366B

Pearson PLC

05 October 2020

 

Pearson plc - (the "Company") Notification of PDMR 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	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 ofinstrument Identificationcode	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc ISIN: GB0006776081
b)	Nature of the transaction	Allotment of Ordinary shares following release of share award under the Long-term Incentive Plan and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from the vesting share award
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Allotment of Ordinary Shares following release of Long-Term Incentive Plan award	Sale of shares to cover tax liabilities
		Volume: 44,162 Price : n/a	Volume: 20,830 Price: £5.4834 per share Aggregated price: £114,219.22
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregatedvolume - Price	Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
e)	Date of the transaction	1 October 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Anna Vikström Persson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Human Resources 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 ofinstrument Identificationcode	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc ISIN: GB0006776081
b)	Nature of the transaction	Allotment of Ordinary shares following release of share award under the Long-term Incentive Plan and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from the vesting share award
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Allotment of Ordinary Shares following release of Long-Term Incentive Plan award	Sale of shares to cover tax liabilities
		Volume: 32,378 Price : n/a	Volume: 15,272 Price: £5.4834 per share Aggregated price: £83,742.48
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregatedvolume - Price	Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
e)	Date of the transaction	1 October 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

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