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RNS Number : 0097B

Pearson PLC

17 September 2018

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 14 September 2018 and notified to the Company on 17 September 2018: -

 
 Name of Director/PDMR    No. of Shares   Price per    Total Holding Following 
                              Purchased    Share        Notification 
 Lincoln Wallen                      35   GBP8.46938                     5,475 
                         --------------  -----------  ------------------------ 
 Roderick Bristow                   353   GBP8.46938                    55,223 
                         --------------  -----------  ------------------------ 
 Albert Hitchcock                   402   GBP8.46938                    62,856 
                         --------------  -----------  ------------------------ 
 

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 
      ------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 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 the              Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson 
        financial instrument,           plc 
        type of instrument 
        Identification code             ISIN: GB0006776081 
      ------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the transaction       Purchase of shares arising from Company's 
                                        Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP") 
      ------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)          Price(s)                            Volume(s) 
      ------------------------------  ----------------------------------  ----------- 
   Purchase price: GBP8.46938 
    per share                                                               35 
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------- 
 d)    Aggregated information          Aggregated volume: 35 shares 
        - Aggregated volume             Aggregated price: GBP 296.4283 
        - Price 
      ------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transaction         14 September 2018 
      ------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 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 the              Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson 
        financial instrument,           plc 
        type of instrument 
        Identification code             ISIN: GB0006776081 
      ------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the transaction       Purchase of shares arising from Company's 
                                        Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP") 
      ------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)          Price(s)                            Volume(s) 
----  ------------------------------  ----------------------------------  ----------- 
   Purchase price: GBP8.46938 
    per share                                                                   353 
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------- 
 d)    Aggregated information          Aggregated volume: 353 shares 
        - Aggregated volume             Aggregated price: GBP2,989.69114 
        - Price 
      ------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transaction         14 September 2018 
      ------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 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 the              Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson 
        financial instrument,           plc 
        type of instrument 
        Identification code             ISIN: GB0006776081 
----  ------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the transaction       Purchase of shares arising from Company's 
                                        Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP") 
      ------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)          Price(s)                            Volume(s) 
      ------------------------------  ----------------------------------  ----------- 
   Purchase price: GBP8.46938 
    per share                                                                   402 
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------- 
 d)    Aggregated information          Aggregated volume: 402 shares 
        - Aggregated volume             Aggregated price: GBP 3,404.69076 
        - Price 
      ------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transaction         14 September 2018 
      ------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction        London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
      ------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 

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