Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1167X

Pearson PLC

24 August 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

Schroders Plc

City of registered office (if applicable)

London Wall, Barbican

Country of registered office (if applicable)

England

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

23-Aug-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

24-Aug-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	5.149626	0.006807	5.156433	37952198
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	5.173925	0.006756	5.180681

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		37900996		5.149476
US7050151056		1105		0.000150
Sub Total 8.A	37902101		5.149626%

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
CFD			Cash	50097	0.006807
Sub Total 8.B2				50097	0.006807%

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
Schroders PLC
Schroders PLC	Schroder Administration Limited
Schroders PLC	Schroder Wealth Holdings Limited
Schroders PLC	Schroder Wealth Management (US) Limited
Schroders PLC
Schroders PLC	Schroder Administration Limited
Schroders PLC	Schroder Wealth Holdings Limited
Schroders PLC	Schroder & Co. Limited
Schroders PLC
Schroders PLC	Schroder Administration Limited
Schroders PLC	Schroder International Holdings Limited
Schroders PLC	Nippon Life Schroders Asset Management Eu-rope Limited
Schroders PLC
Schroders PLC	Schroder Administration Limited
Schroders PLC	Schroder International Holdings Limited
Schroders PLC	Schroder Investment Management Limited	4.970920		4.977726%
Schroders PLC
Schroders PLC	Schroder Administration Limited
Schroders PLC	Schroder Wealth International Holdings Limited
Schroders PLC	Schroders (C.I.) Limited
Schroders PLC
Schroders PLC	Schroder Administration Limited
Schroders PLC	Schroder International Holdings Limited
Schroders PLC	Schroders IS Limited

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

This disclosure is being made due to a legal entity, Schroder Investment Management Limited, crossing below the 5% threshold in total position.

12. Date of Completion

24-Aug-2022

13. Place Of Completion

London

Artiom Bendelston

Company Secretarial Assistant

Pearson plc

24th August 2022

 

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