Holding(s) in Company

Pearson PLC
06 June 2024
 

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; An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Name

City of registered office

Country of registered office

Brown Brothers Harriman

Boston

United Sates

State Street Bank

Boston

United States

Bank of New York

New York

United States

Northern Trust

Chicago

United States

Mellon Bank

Pittsburgh

United States

JPMorgan Chase

Dallas

United States

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

03-Jun-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

05-Jun-2024

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

5.040000

0.000000

5.040000

33783078

Position of previous notification (if applicable)





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


33783078


5.040000

Sub Total 8.A

33783078

5.040000%

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

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.

Artisan Partners Holdings LP




Artisan Partners Holdings LP

Artisan Partners Investments GP LLC




Artisan Partners Investments GP LLC

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership




Artisan Partners Limited Partnership


5.040000

0.000000

5.040000%

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership

The number and % of voting rights held

33,783,078 voting rights and 5.04%

The date until which the voting rights will be held

n/a

11. Additional Information

 

12. Date of Completion

05-Jun-2024

13. Place Of Completion

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

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