Pearson plc - (the "Company")
Notification of PDMR Interests
The following notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, give details of transactions under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP") and Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP").
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 |
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| a) | Name | Tom ap Simon |
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| 2 | Reason for the notification |
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| a) | Position/status | President - Virtual Learning |
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| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification |
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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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), each representing one ordinary share of 25 pence, in Pearson plc
ISIN: US7050151056 |
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| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ADRs arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP") |
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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| $9.73 per ADR | 48 ADRs |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Aggregated volume: 48 Aggregated price: $467.04 |
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 30th September 2021 |
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| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) |
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| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Tom ap Simon | ||||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
| a) | Position/status | President - Virtual Learning | ||||||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
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| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
| Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc | American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), each representing one ordinary share of 25 pence, in Pearson plc
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| Identification code | ISIN: GB0006776081 | ISIN: US7050151056 | ||||||
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| b) | Nature of the transaction | Allotment of ordinary shares following release of share award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share awards | |||||||
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Allotment of ordinary shares following release of LTIP award | Sale of ordinary shares to cover tax liability | Conversion of residual ordinary shares to ADRs | |||||
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| Volume: 28,813 Price : n/a | Volume: 13,974
Price: £7.26222 per share
Aggregated price: £101,482.26 | Volume: 14,839
Price: n/a
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above | |||||||
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 1 October 2021 | |||||||
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| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Timothy Bozik | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | President - Higher Education | |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |
| 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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), each representing one ordinary share of 25 pence, in Pearson plc
ISIN: US7050151056 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ADRs arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP") | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| $9.73 per ADR | 751 ADRs | ||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Aggregated volume: 751 Aggregated price: $7,307.23 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 30th September 2021 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Bob Whelan | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | President - Assessment & Qualifications | |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |
| 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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), each representing one ordinary share of 25 pence, in Pearson plc
ISIN: US7050151056 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ADRs arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP") | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| $9.73 per ADR | 330 ADRs | ||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Aggregated volume: 330 Aggregated price: $3,210.90 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 30th September 2021 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) | |
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