Director/PDMR Shareholding

Pearson PLC
27 September 2023
 

Pearson plc - (the "Company")

 

Notification of PDMRs' Interests

 

The following notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK 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

Thomas ap Simon

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

President - Higher Education and Virtual 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

American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc

 

ISIN: US7050151056

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of ADRs arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

$10.5511 per ADR

63.934570 ADRs

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 63.934570

Aggregated price: $674.58

e)

Date of the transaction

25 September 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)

 

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)

£8.65 per share

724

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 724

Aggregated price: £6,262,60

e)

Date of the transaction

25 September 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 



 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

Name

Giovanni Giovannelli

Reason for the notification

Position/status

President - English Language Learning

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Name

Pearson plc

LEI

2138004JBXWWJKIURC57

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

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc

 

 

ISIN: GB0006776081

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£8.65 per share

4,291

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 4,291

Aggregated price: £37,117.15

Date of the transaction

25 September 2023

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 



 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

Name

Michael Howells

Reason for the notification

Position/status

President - Workforce Skills

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Name

Pearson plc

LEI

2138004JBXWWJKIURC57

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

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc

 

 

ISIN: GB0006776081

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£8.65 per share

131

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 131

Aggregated price: £1,133.15

Date of the transaction

25 September 2023

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

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