Director/PDMR Shareholding

Pearson PLC

25 January 2024

 

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	Tom 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 through the Company's U.S. Employee Stock Purchase Plan in respect of the offering period from 1 July 2023 to 31 December 2023
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		$8.8490 per ADR	678.043 ADRs
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 678.043 ADRs Aggregated price: $6,000
e)	Date of the transaction	23 January 2024
f)	Place of the transaction	New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)

 

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