Pearson PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (1838R)
04 July 2022 - 9:05PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMPSON
RNS Number : 1838R
Pearson PLC
04 July 2022
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 and Non-Executive Directors on 30(th) June
2022:
Name of Director No. of Shares Price per Share* Total Holding
Purchased Following Notification
Sherry Coutu 1,067 GBP7.44 8,646
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Graeme Pitkethly 276 GBP7.44 9,996
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Tim Score 2,683 GBP7.44 61,796
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Annette Thomas 477 GBP7.44 1,433
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Lincoln Wallen 530 GBP7.44 15,306
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Name of Director No. of ADRs Price per ADR* Total Holding
Purchased Following Notification
Omid Kordestani 13,517 $9.09 15,706
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Esther Lee 458 $9.09 763
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Linda Lorimer 579 $9.09 17,108
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* 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
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Non-Executive Director
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b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) Name Pearson plc
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b) LEI 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57
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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
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a) Description of the Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson
financial instrument, plc
type of instrument
Identification code ISIN: GB0006776081
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b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of shares arising from Company's
Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase
Plan
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
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Purchase price: GBP7.444
per share 1,067
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d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 1,067 shares
- Price Aggregated price: GBP7,942.75
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e) Date of the transaction 30 June 2022
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f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
a) Name Graeme Pitkethly
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Non-Executive Director
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b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) Name Pearson plc
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b) LEI 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57
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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
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a) Description of the Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson
financial instrument, plc
type of instrument
Identification code ISIN: GB0006776081
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b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of shares arising from Company's
Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase
Plan
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
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Purchase price: GBP7.444
per share 276
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d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 276 shares
- Price Aggregated price: GBP2,054.54
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e) Date of the transaction 30 June 2022
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f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
a) Name Tim Score
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Deputy Chair
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b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) Name Pearson plc
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b) LEI 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57
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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
Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase
Plan
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
------------------------------- --------------------------------- ------------
Purchase price: GBP7.444
per share 2,683
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d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 2,683 shares
- Price Aggregated price: GBP19,972.25
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e) Date of the transaction 30 June 2022
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f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
a) Name Annette Thomas
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Non-Executive Director
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b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Pearson plc
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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
Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase
Plan
------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
------------------------------- --------------------------------- ------------
Purchase price: GBP7.444
per share 477
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d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 477 shares
- Price Aggregated price: GBP3,550.79
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e) Date of the transaction 30 June 2022
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f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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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
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b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Pearson plc
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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
Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase
Plan
------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
------------------------------- --------------------------------- ------------
Purchase price: GBP7.444
per share 530
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d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 530 shares
- Price Aggregated price: GBP3,945.32
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e) Date of the transaction 30 June 2022
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f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
1 closely associated
a) Name Omid Kordestani
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Chair
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b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Pearson plc
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b) LEI 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57
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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 American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in
financial instrument, Pearson plc, each ADR represents one
type of instrument ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson
Identification code plc
ISIN: US7050151056
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b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of shares arising from Company's
Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase
Plan
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
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Purchase price: $9.0877
per ADR 13,517
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d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 13,517 ADRs
- Price Aggregated price: $122,838.44
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e) Date of the transaction 30 June 2022
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f) Place of the transaction New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
a) Name Esther Lee
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Non-Executive Director
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b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Pearson plc
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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 American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in
financial instrument, Pearson plc, each ADR represents one
type of instrument ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson
Identification code plc
ISIN: US7050151056
------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
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: $9.0877
per ADR 458
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d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 458 ADRs
- Price Aggregated price: $4,162.17
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e) Date of the transaction 30 June 2022
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f) Place of the transaction New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
a) Name Linda Lorimer
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Non-Executive Director
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b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Pearson plc
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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 American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in
financial instrument, Pearson plc, each ADR represents one
type of instrument ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson
Identification code plc
ISIN: US7050151056
------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
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: $9.0877
per ADR 579
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d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 579 ADRs
- Price Aggregated price: $5,261.78
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e) Date of the transaction 30 June 2022
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f) Place of the transaction New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
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