NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer |
Pearson plc |
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |
BlackRock, Inc. |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on
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2 March 2015 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
4 March 2015 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
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Total holding has gone above 5% Voting rights attached to shares holding has gone above 5% |
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Indirect |
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Indirect |
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Ordinary shares GB0006776081 |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
41,179,033 |
N/A |
5.02% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial
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Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
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CFD |
N/A |
N/A |
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278,997 |
Nominal |
Delta |
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0.03% |
0.03% |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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41,458,030 |
5.05% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold |
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BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team |
14. Contact name: |
Tim Dudley |
15. Contact telephone number: |
020-7743-1540 |
Natalie Dale
Assistant Company Secretary
Pearson plc
4 March 2015