Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7214U

Pearson PLC

07 April 2021

 

Pearson plc - (the "Company")

Notification of PDMR's 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	Timothy Bozik
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	President - Higher Education
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	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc			American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), each representing one ordinary share of 25 pence, in Pearson plc
	Identificationcode	ISIN: GB0006776081			ISIN: US7050151056
b)	Nature of the transaction	Allotment of ordinary shares following release of share award under the Company's Management Incentive Plan (MIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share awards
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Allotment of ordinary shares following release of MIP award	Sale of ordinary shares to cover tax liability	Conversion of residual ordinary shares to ADRs
		Volume: 128,583 Price : n/a	Volume: 62,358 Price: £7.79034 per share Aggregated price: £485,790	Volume: 66,225 Price: n/a
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregatedvolume - Price	Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
e)	Date of the transaction	31 March 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)			New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Roderick 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 ofinstrument	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
	Identificationcode	ISIN: GB0006776081
b)	Nature of the transaction	Allotment of ordinary shares following release of share award under the Company's Management Incentive Plan (MIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share awards
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Allotment of ordinary shares following release of MIP award	Sale of shares to cover tax liability
		Volume: 93,928 Price : n/a	Volume: 44,280 Price: £7.79034 per share Aggregated price: £344,956
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregatedvolume - Price	Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
e)	Date of the transaction	31 March 2021
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 - English Language 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 ofinstrument	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
	Identificationcode	ISIN: GB0006776081
b)	Nature of the transaction	Allotment of ordinary shares following release of share award under the Company's Management Incentive Plan (MIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share awards
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Allotment of ordinary shares following release of MIP award	Sale of shares to cover tax liability
		Volume: 119,606 Price : n/a	Volume: 20,516 Price: £7.79034 per share Aggregated price: £159,827
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregatedvolume - Price	Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
e)	Date of the transaction	31 March 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Cinthia Nespoli
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Legal 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	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
	Identificationcode	ISIN: GB0006776081
b)	Nature of the transaction	Allotment of ordinary shares following release of share award under the Company's Management Incentive Plan (MIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share awards
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Allotment of ordinary shares following release of MIP award	Sale of shares to cover tax liability
		Volume: 6,268 Price : n/a	Volume: 635 Price: £7.79034 per share Aggregated price: £4,947
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregatedvolume - Price	Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
e)	Date of the transaction	31 March 2021
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	Head of Telecom and Technology Partnerships
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	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
	Identificationcode	ISIN: GB0006776081
b)	Nature of the transaction	Allotment of ordinary shares following release of share award under the Company's Management Incentive Plan (MIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share awards
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Allotment of ordinary shares following release of MIP award	Sale of shares to cover tax liability
		Volume: 113,787 Price : n/a	Volume: 53,642 Price: £7.79034 per share Aggregated price: £417,889
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregatedvolume - Price	Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
e)	Date of the transaction	31 March 2021
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 ofinstrument	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
	Identificationcode	ISIN: GB0006776081
b)	Nature of the transaction	Allotment of ordinary shares following release of share award under the Company's Management Incentive Plan (MIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share awards
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Allotment of ordinary shares following release of MIP award	Sale of shares to cover tax liability
		Volume: 15,283 Price : n/a	Volume: 7,205 Price: £7.79034 per share Aggregated price: £56,129
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregatedvolume - Price	Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
e)	Date of the transaction	31 March 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Robert Whelan
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	President - Assessment & Qualifications
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	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc			American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), each representing one ordinary share of 25 pence, in Pearson plc
	Identificationcode	ISIN: GB0006776081			ISIN: US7050151056
b)	Nature of the transaction	Allotment of ordinary shares following release of share award under the Company's Management Incentive Plan (MIP) and sale of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Allotment of ordinary shares following release of MIP award	Sale of ordinary shares	Conversion of residual ordinary shares to ADRs
		Volume: 98,774 Price : n/a	Volume: 80,899 Price: £7.79034 per share Aggregated price: £630,231	Volume: 17,875 Price: n/a
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregatedvolume - Price	Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
e)	Date of the transaction	31 March 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)			New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

 

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