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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