Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1073H

Pearson PLC

23 March 2020

 

Transactions in own shares

Pearson plc (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Citigroup Global Markets Limited.

Date of purchase:   20 March 2020

Aggregate number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased:     1,748,000

Lowest price paid per share  GBP 4.8800

Highest price paid per share  GBP 5.4520

Average price paid per share  GBP 5.1311

The Company will cancel the purchased shares.

These share purchases form part of the Company's existing buy-back programme which is expected to be completed over the period from 16 January 2020 to 16 July 2020, details of which were announced on 16 January 2020.

The table below contains detailed information of the individual trades made by Citigroup Global Markets Limited as part of the buyback programme.

Schedule of Purchases

Shares purchased:  Pearson plc (ISIN: GB0006776081) 

Date of purchases:  20 March 2020

Investment firm:  Citigroup Global Markets Limited

Aggregate information:

Venue	Volume-weighted average price	Aggregated  volume	Lowest price per share	Highest price per share
London Stock Exchange	5.1326	1,140,000	4.8800	5.4520
CHI-X Europe	5.1299	250,000	4.8800	5.4520
BATS Europe	5.1274	358,000	4.8800	5.4520

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