TIDMPSON

RNS Number : 0694R

Pearson PLC

18 September 2017

PEARSON PLC

(the "Company")

Notification of Director and PDMRs' Interests

Below are details of purchases of ordinary shares of 25p each, made under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP"), on the London Stock Exchange on 15 September 2017 and notified to the Company on 15 September 2017: -

 
 Name of Director/PDMR    No. of Shares   Price per     Total Holding 
                              Purchased    Share         Following Notification 
-----------------------  --------------  ------------  ------------------------ 
 Lincoln Wallen                      27   GBP5.806357                     3,202 
-----------------------  --------------  ------------  ------------------------ 
 Roderick Bristow                   457   GBP5.806357                    54,173 
-----------------------  --------------  ------------  ------------------------ 
 Albert Hitchcock                   521   GBP5.806357                    61,661 
-----------------------  --------------  ------------  ------------------------ 
 

The following notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU 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                        Lincoln Wallen 
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 2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/status             Non-executive Director 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification        Initial notification 
        /Amendment 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 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              Ordinary shares of 25 pence 
        the financial               each in Pearson plc 
        instrument, type 
        of instrument               ISIN: GB0006776081 
        Identification 
        code 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the               Purchase of shares arising 
        transaction                 from Company's Dividend Reinvestment 
                                    Plan ("DRIP") 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)      Price(s)                   Volume(s) 
----  --------------------------  -------------------------  -------------- 
   Purchase price: 
    GBP5.806357 
    per share                                                      27 
  ---------------------------------------------------------  -------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information      Aggregated volume: 27 shares 
        - Aggregated volume         Aggregated price: GBP 156.771639 
        - Price 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transaction     15 September 2017 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction    London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial 
        responsibilities/person closely associated 
----  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                        Roderick Bristow 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
----  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status             President, Core Markets 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification        Initial notification 
        /Amendment 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 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              Ordinary shares of 25 pence 
        the financial               each in Pearson plc 
        instrument, type 
        of instrument               ISIN: GB0006776081 
        Identification 
        code 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the               Purchase of shares arising 
        transaction                 from Company's Dividend Reinvestment 
                                    Plan ("DRIP") 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)      Price(s)                   Volume(s) 
----  --------------------------  -------------------------  -------------- 
   Purchase price: 
    GBP5.806357 
    per share                                                       457 
  ---------------------------------------------------------  -------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information      Aggregated volume: 457 shares 
        - Aggregated volume         Aggregated price: GBP2653.505149 
        - Price 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transaction     15 September 2017 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction    London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial 
        responsibilities/person closely associated 
----  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                        Albert Hitchcock 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
----  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status             Chief Technology and Operations 
                                    Officer 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification        Initial notification 
        /Amendment 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 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              Ordinary shares of 25 pence 
        the financial               each in Pearson plc 
        instrument, type 
        of instrument               ISIN: GB0006776081 
        Identification 
        code 
====  ==========================  ========================================= 
 b)    Nature of the               Purchase of shares arising 
        transaction                 from Company's Dividend Reinvestment 
                                    Plan ("DRIP") 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)      Price(s)                   Volume(s) 
----  --------------------------  -------------------------  -------------- 
   Purchase price: 
    GBP5.806357 
    per share                                                      521 
  ---------------------------------------------------------  -------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information      Aggregated volume: 521 shares 
        - Aggregated volume         Aggregated price: GBP 3025.111997 
        - Price 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transaction     15 September 2017 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction    London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
----  --------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 

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