Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1775P
Pearson PLC
16 June 2022
 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0006776081

Issuer Name

PEARSON PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Cevian Capital II G.P. Limited

City of registered office (if applicable)

`St Helier

Country of registered office (if applicable)

Jersey

4. Details of the shareholder

Name

City of registered office

Country of registered office

 

  Aurora Nominees Limited

 

 

  London

 

 

  England

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

13-Jun-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

15-Jun-2022

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 held in issuer

 

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

11.158585

0.000000

11.158585

82952354

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

10.190092

0.000000

10.190092


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

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 

  Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)

 

 

   Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

 

 

  Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

 

 

  % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

 

 

  % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

 

 

  GB0006776081

 


82952354


11.158585

 

  Sub Total 8.A

 

82952354

11.158585%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 

  Type of financial instrument

 

 

  Expiration date

 

 

  Exercise/conversion period

 

 

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

 

 

  % of voting rights

 






 

  Sub Total 8.B1

 




8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 

  Type of financial instrument

 

 

  Expiration date

 

 

  Exercise/conversion period

 

 

  Physical or cash settlement

 

 

  Number of voting rights

 

 

  % of voting rights

 







 

  Sub Total 8.B2

 




9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. 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 entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

 

  Ultimate controlling person

 

 

  Name of controlled undertaking

 

 

 

  % 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

 

 

  Cevian Capital II G.P. Limited

 

 

  Cevian Capital II Master Fund L.P.

 

11.158585


11.158585%

10. In case of proxy voting

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

Cevian Capital II G.P. Limited acts as general partner for Cevian Capital II Master Fund L.P.

The legal owner of the shares is Aurora Nominees Limited (acting as nominee), which holds the shares on behalf of UBS AG (acting as custodian).

12. Date of Completion

15-Jun-2022

13. Place Of Completion

Jersey

 

 

 

Emily Spooner

Assistant Company Secretary

Pearson plc

16 th  June 2022

 

 

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