Holding(s) in Company

Pearson PLC

20 October 2023

 

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 event changing the breakdown 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

17-Oct-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

19-Oct-2023

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	12.015817	0.000000	12.015817	85202977
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	11.158585	0.000000	11.158585

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		85202977		12.015817
Sub Total 8.A	85202977		12.015817%

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.	12.015817		12.015817%

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

19-Oct-2023

13. Place Of Completion

Jersey

Artiom Bendelston

Company Secretarial Assistant

Pearson plc

20th October 2023

 

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