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RNS Number : 8762V

Pearson PLC

05 December 2019

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and 
  to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                               Pearson plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
                                                          -------------------------------------------------------- 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                             X 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 Other (please specify)(iii) : Type 1 & Type 3 Disclosure as per                                         X 
  the Transparency Directive II Regulation 
                                                                                                ------------------ 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                                                           Schroders plc 
 City and country of registered office                                           London, UK 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
 Name 
                                                          -------------------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
                                                          -------------------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                                              04.12.2019 
  crossed or reached(vi) : 
                                                          -------------------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                  05.12.2019 
                                                          -------------------------------------------------------- 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                                       % of voting         % of voting rights   Total of both    Total number 
                                      rights attached      through financial      in % (8.A +     of voting rights 
                                     to shares (total         instruments            8.B)         of issuer(vii) 
                                         of 8. A)            (total of 8.B 
                                                               1 + 8.B 2) 
                                 -----------------------  -------------------  ---------------  ------------------ 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                             11.004%                  N/A              11.004%          782,083,317 
                                 -----------------------  -------------------  ---------------  ------------------ 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                             10.99%                  N/A               10.99% 
                                 -----------------------  -------------------  ---------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which 
  the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of      Number of voting rights(ix)            % of voting rights 
 shares 
 ISIN code (if 
 possible) 
                          Direct             Indirect                   Direct                  Indirect 
                    (Art 9 of Directive     (Art 10 of            (Art 9 of Directive            (Art 10 
                       2004/109/EC)         Directive                2004/109/EC)              of Directive 
                         (DTR5.1)          2004/109/EC)                (DTR5.1)                2004/109/EC) 
                                            (DTR5.2.1)                                          (DTR5.2.1) 
                                         --------------- 
 GB0006776081                               86,062,337                                           11.004% 
                   --------------------  ---------------  ---------------------------------  -------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                   86,062,337                                    11.004% 
                   -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of            Expiration            Exercise/        Number of voting                   % of voting 
 financial           date(x)              Conversion        rights that may                    rights 
 instrument                               Period(xi)        be acquired if 
                                                            the instrument 
                                                            is 
                                                            exercised/converted. 
                   --------------------  ---------------  ---------------------------------  -------------- 
 
 
 
 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 Type of           Expiration             Exercise/        Physical          Number of        % of voting 
 financial         date(x)                Conversion       or cash           voting rights     rights 
 instrument                               Period (xi)      settlement(xii) 
                  ---------------------  ---------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 
 
 
                                                           SUBTOTAL 
                                                            8.B.2 
                                                          ----------------  --------------- 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any 
  other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest 
  in the (underlying) issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting                                     X 
  rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the 
  ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) (please 
  add additional rows as necessary) 
     Name(xv)                % of voting rights              % of voting                Total of 
                               if it equals or                 rights                  both if it 
                               is higher than                  through                  equals or 
                               the notifiable                 financial                 is higher 
                                  threshold                instruments if               than the 
                                                           it equals or is             notifiable 
                                                           higher than the              threshold 
                                                             notifiable 
                                                              threshold 
                   -------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 Schroders plc 
                   -------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 Schroder 
 Administration 
 Limited 
                   -------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 Schroder Wealth 
 Holdings 
 Limited 
                   -------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 Schroder & Co. 
 Limited 
                   -------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 Schroders plc 
                   -------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 Schroder 
 Administration 
 Limited 
                   -------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 Schroder Wealth 
 Holdings 
 Limited 
                   -------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 Schroders (C.I.) 
 Limited 
                   -------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 Schroders plc 
                   -------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 Schroder 
 Administration 
 Limited 
                   -------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 Schroder 
 International 
 Holdings Limited 
                   -------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 Nippon Life 
 Schroders 
 Asset Management 
 Europe 
 Limited 
                   -------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 Schroders plc 
                   -------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 Schroder 
 Administration 
 Limited 
                   -------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 Schroder 
 International 
 Holdings Limited 
                   -------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 Schroder 
  Investment 
  Management 
  Limited                         10.571%                        N/A                    10.571% 
                   -------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder 
                                                          ------------------------------------------------- 
 The number and % of voting rights held 
                                                          ------------------------------------------------- 
 The date until which the voting rights 
  will be held 
                                                          ------------------------------------------------- 
 
 11. Additional information(xvi) 
 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   London 
 Date of completion    05.12.2019 
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Natalie White

Deputy Company Secretary

Pearson plc

5 December 2019

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