Director/PDMR Shareholding

Pearson PLC
16 December 2024
 

PEARSON PLC

(the "Company")

 

Notification of Director and PDMRs' Interests

 

 

Below are details of purchases (made under the Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan) of Pearson plc ordinary shares of 25p each and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) made on the London and New York Stock Exchanges on behalf of the Company's Chair, Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director, and Non-Executive Directors on 13 December 2024:

 

 

Name of Director

No. of Shares Purchased

Price per Share*

Total Holding Following Notification

Sherry Coutu

731

£12.82

18,518

Alison Dolan

228

£12.82

1,678

Graeme Pitkethly

1,751

£12.82

17,248

Annette Thomas

293

£12.82

5,568

 

 

Name of Director

No. of ADRs Purchased

Price per ADR*

Total Holding Following Notification

Alex Hardiman

257

$16.20

2,124

Omid Kordestani

5,771

$16.20

91,857

Esther Lee

310

$16.20

5,083

Lincoln Wallen

633

$16.20

633 (ADRs)

19,928 (Ord shares)

 

* rounded to two decimal places.

 

The following notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, give further detail.

 



Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Sherry Coutu

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Pearson plc

b)

LEI

2138004JBXWWJKIURC57

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc

 

ISIN: GB0006776081

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price: £12.82 per share

731

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 731 shares

Aggregated price: £9,371.42

e)

Date of the transaction

13 December 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 



 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Alison Dolan

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Pearson plc

b)

LEI

2138004JBXWWJKIURC57

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc

 

ISIN: GB0006776081

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price: £12.82 per share

228

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 228 shares

Aggregated price: £2,922.96

e)

Date of the transaction

13 December 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Graeme Pitkethly

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Pearson plc

b)

LEI

2138004JBXWWJKIURC57

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc

 

ISIN: GB0006776081

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price: £12.82 per share

1,751

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 1,751 shares

Aggregated price: £22,447.82

e)

Date of the transaction

13 December 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 



 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Annette Thomas

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Pearson plc

b)

LEI

2138004JBXWWJKIURC57

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc

 

ISIN: GB0006776081

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price: £12.82 per share

293

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 293 shares

Aggregated price: £3,756.26

e)

Date of the transaction

13 December 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)



 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Alex Hardiman

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Pearson plc

b)

LEI

2138004JBXWWJKIURC57

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc

ISIN: US7050151056

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of ADRs rising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price: $16.1968 per ADR

257

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 257 ADRs

Aggregated price: $4,162.58

e)

Date of the transaction

13 December 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Omid Kordestani

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chair

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Pearson plc

b)

LEI

2138004JBXWWJKIURC57

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc

ISIN: US7050151056

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of ADRs arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price: $16.1968 per ADR

5,771

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 5,771 ADRs

Aggregated price: $93,471.73

e)

Date of the transaction

13 December 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)



 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Esther Lee

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Pearson plc

b)

LEI

2138004JBXWWJKIURC57

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc

ISIN: US7050151056

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of ADRs arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price: $16.1968 per ADR

310

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 310 ADRs

Aggregated price: $5,021.01

e)

Date of the transaction

13 December 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)

 



 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Lincoln Wallen

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Pearson plc

b)

LEI

2138004JBXWWJKIURC57

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc

ISIN: US7050151056

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of ADRs arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price: $16.1968 per ADR

633

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 633 ADRs

Aggregated price: $10,252.57

e)

Date of the transaction

13 December 2024

f)

Place of the transaction

New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)

 

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