Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4017I

Pearson PLC

01 April 2020

 

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	Tim Bozik
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	President, Global Product & North America Courseware
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	Grant of share awards under the Company's incentive plans
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Purchase price: N/A	42,053
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 42,053 shares Aggregated price: N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	1 April 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Rod Bristow
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	President, Pearson 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	Grant of share awards under the Company's incentive plans
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Purchase price: N/A	36,099
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 36,099 shares Aggregated price: N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	1 April 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

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	Grant of share awards under the Company's incentive plans
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Purchase price: N/A	40,929
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 40,929 shares Aggregated price: N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	1 April 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

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	Grant of share awards under the Company's incentive plans	Grant of share awards under the Company's incentive plans
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price: N/A Volume: 36,444	Price: N/A Volume: 87,465
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 123,909 Aggregated price: N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	1 April 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Sally Johnson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Deputy CFO
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	Grant of share awards under the Company's incentive plans
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Purchase price: N/A	7,071
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 7,071 shares Aggregated price: N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	1 April 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Deirdre Latour
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Corporate Affairs 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	Grant of share awards under the Company's incentive plans	Grant of share awards under the Company's incentive plans
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Purchase price: N/A Volume: 26,163	Purchase price: N/A Volume: 62,789
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 88,952 shares Aggregated price: N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	1 April 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Bjarne Tellmann
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
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	Grant of share awards under the Company's incentive plans
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Purchase price: N/A	29,958
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 29,958 shares Aggregated price: N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	1 April 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

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 of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc ISIN: GB0006776081
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of share awards under the Company's incentive plans	Grant of share awards under the Company's incentive plans
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Purchase price: N/A Volume: 26,720	Purchase price: N/A Volume: 64,126
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 90,846 shares Aggregated price: N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	1 April 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Bob Whelan
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	President, Pearson Assessment
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	Grant of share awards under the Company's incentive plans
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Purchase price: N/A	64,607
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 64,607 shares Aggregated price: N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	1 April 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

 

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