Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6995W
Pearson PLC
20 August 2020
 

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

 

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i

 

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii :

Pearson plc

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer   (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

 

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 

Other (please specify)iii: Type 1 & Type 3 disclosure as per the Transparency Directive II regulation 

X

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv

Name

Schroders plc

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, UK

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v

Name

 

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi :

18.08.2020

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

19.08.2020

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

 

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuer vii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

10.586%

0.004%

10.591%

752,808,983

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

10.967%

0.006%

10.973%

 

             

 

 

 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type of
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

 

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

 

GB0006776081

 

79,694,197

 

10.586%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8. A

79,694,197

10.586%

 

 

 

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

 

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

 

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Physical or cash

settlement xii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

 

CFD

N/A

N/A

CASH

32,725

0.004%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

32,725

0.004%

 

 

 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

 

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii

 

 

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity
xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

 

Name xv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

 

Schroders plc

 

 

 

 

Schroder Administration Limited

 

 

 

 

Schroder Wealth Holdings Limited

 

 

 

 

Schroder & Co. Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schroders plc

 

 

 

 

Schroder Administration Limited

 

 

 

 

Schroder Wealth Holdings Limited

 

 

 

 

Schroders (C.I.) Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schroders plc

 

 

 

 

Schroder Administration Limited

 

 

 

 

Schroder International Holdings Limited

 

 

 

 

Schroder Investment Management Limited

9.973%

 

9.977%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schroders plc

 

 

 

 

Schroder Administration Limited

 

 

 

 

Schroder International Holdings Limited

 

 

 

 

Schroder Investment Management (Switzerland) AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

 

Name of the proxy holder

 

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

 

 

 

11. Additional information xvi

 

This disclosure is being made due to a legal entity, Schroder Investment Management Limited, crossing below the 10% threshold

 

                             

 

Place of completion

London

Date of completion

18.08.2020

 

Natalie White

Deputy Company Secretary

Pearson plc


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