Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7220U

Pearson PLC

07 April 2021

 

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	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 of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc ISIN: GB0006776081
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of restricted shares awarded under the Management Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Purchase price: N/A	60,794
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 60,794 shares Aggregated price: N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	1 April 2021
f)	Place of t 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 - 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 of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc ISIN: GB0006776081
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of restricted shares awarded under the Management Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Purchase price: N/A	28,113
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 28,113 shares Aggregated price: N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	1 April 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Cinthia Granzo 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 of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc ISIN: GB0006776081
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of restricted shares awarded under the Management Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Purchase price: N/A	19,844
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 19,844 shares Aggregated price: N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	1 April 2021
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	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 of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc ISIN: GB0006776081
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of restricted shares awarded under the Management Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Purchase price: N/A	41,999
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 41,999 shares Aggregated price: N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	1 April 2021
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 restricted shares awarded under the Management Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Purchase price: N/A	30,798
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 30,798 shares Aggregated price: N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	1 April 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	N/A

 

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