Transaction in Own Shares
Pearson plc (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Citigroup Global Markets Limited.
Date of purchase: 28 April 2022
Aggregate number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased: 10,000
Lowest price paid per share: 767.60p
Highest price paid per share: 778.80p
Average price paid per share: 773.78p
The Company will cancel the purchased shares.
These share purchases form part of the Company's existing buy-back programme which is expected to be completed over the period from 4 April 2022 to 4 October 2022, details of which were announced on 4 April 2022.
The table below contains detailed information of the individual trades made by Citigroup Global Markets Limited as part of the buyback programme.
Schedule of Purchases
Shares purchased: Pearson plc (ISIN: GB0006776081)
Date of purchases: 28 April 2022
Investment firm: Citigroup Global Markets Limited
Aggregate information:
| Venue | Volume-weighted average price | Aggregated volume | Lowest price per share | Highest price per share |
| London Stock Exchange | 773.7806p | 10,000 | 767.6000p | 778.8000p |
Individual transactions:
| Company Name | ISIN | Trade Date | Trade Time | Currency | Volume | Price | Trading Venue | Transaction ID |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 16:24:16 | GBp | 6 | 773.20 | XLON | xHaAi876eRQ |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 16:23:58 | GBp | 236 | 773.20 | XLON | xHaAi876fWo |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 16:18:01 | GBp | 175 | 772.80 | XLON | xHaAi876NJV |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 16:13:10 | GBp | 163 | 773.40 | XLON | xHaAi876Inr |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 16:08:22 | GBp | 169 | 773.60 | XLON | xHaAi876Gbo |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 16:03:05 | GBp | 231 | 773.20 | XLON | xHaAi876HSE |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 15:55:39 | GBp | 183 | 772.40 | XLON | xHaAi876S3p |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 15:48:28 | GBp | 179 | 773.20 | XLON | xHaAi876RtG |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 15:42:14 | GBp | 19 | 771.60 | XLON | xHaAi8766ab |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 15:42:14 | GBp | 225 | 771.60 | XLON | xHaAi8766aW |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 15:34:53 | GBp | 174 | 771.40 | XLON | xHaAi8764Bt |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 15:28:53 | GBp | 176 | 773.00 | XLON | xHaAi8763Yq |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 15:22:51 | GBp | 172 | 773.20 | XLON | xHaAi8761R9 |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 15:17:16 | GBp | 174 | 774.40 | XLON | xHaAi876CgJ |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 15:10:49 | GBp | 180 | 772.20 | XLON | xHaAi876AUu |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 15:04:49 | GBp | 163 | 772.80 | XLON | xHaAi8769xu |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 15:00:27 | GBp | 168 | 772.80 | XLON | xHaAi877tXS |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 14:55:18 | GBp | 261 | 773.80 | XLON | xHaAi877rq4 |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 14:47:11 | GBp | 167 | 775.00 | XLON | xHaAi877nWC |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 14:42:21 | GBp | 95 | 775.60 | XLON | xHaAi877$7I |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 14:42:21 | GBp | 89 | 775.60 | XLON | xHaAi877$7K |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 14:37:28 | GBp | 180 | 776.00 | XLON | xHaAi877wls |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 14:33:28 | GBp | 176 | 776.80 | XLON | xHaAi877vaU |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 14:30:27 | GBp | 165 | 778.20 | XLON | xHaAi877dr7 |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 14:26:06 | GBp | 195 | 778.80 | XLON | xHaAi877bnL |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 14:13:01 | GBp | 5 | 774.60 | XLON | xHaAi877k5E |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 14:13:01 | GBp | 180 | 774.80 | XLON | xHaAi877k5N |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 14:03:14 | GBp | 179 | 774.80 | XLON | xHaAi877g7I |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 13:50:23 | GBp | 200 | 774.60 | XLON | xHaAi877NO3 |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 13:36:46 | GBp | 186 | 773.20 | XLON | xHaAi877G3t |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 13:36:44 | GBp | 24 | 773.20 | XLON | xHaAi877G3L |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 13:22:41 | GBp | 168 | 775.60 | XLON | xHaAi877QrG |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 13:09:31 | GBp | 207 | 775.40 | XLON | xHaAi8776Lt |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 12:55:21 | GBp | 177 | 775.60 | XLON | xHaAi8772ng |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 12:55:21 | GBp | 36 | 775.60 | XLON | xHaAi8772ni |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 12:38:11 | GBp | 65 | 773.80 | XLON | xHaAi877E4$ |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 12:38:11 | GBp | 145 | 773.80 | XLON | xHaAi877E41 |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 12:20:51 | GBp | 118 | 772.40 | XLON | xHaAi877BsM |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 12:20:51 | GBp | 76 | 772.40 | XLON | xHaAi877BsO |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 12:05:29 | GBp | 170 | 772.60 | XLON | xHaAi870to6 |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 11:53:01 | GBp | 214 | 771.00 | XLON | xHaAi870oGT |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 11:36:31 | GBp | 208 | 770.60 | XLON | xHaAi870$kK |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 11:22:42 | GBp | 182 | 770.80 | XLON | xHaAi870xtS |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 11:10:05 | GBp | 193 | 773.00 | XLON | xHaAi870dZP |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 10:58:09 | GBp | 189 | 774.20 | XLON | xHaAi870Yl6 |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 10:44:56 | GBp | 185 | 771.40 | XLON | xHaAi870XF4 |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 10:32:18 | GBp | 152 | 772.40 | XLON | xHaAi870jop |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 10:32:18 | GBp | 12 | 772.40 | XLON | xHaAi870jor |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 10:20:00 | GBp | 210 | 775.00 | XLON | xHaAi870fge |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 10:06:29 | GBp | 223 | 773.60 | XLON | xHaAi870LuM |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 09:49:29 | GBp | 217 | 773.80 | XLON | xHaAi870Vj1 |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 09:33:00 | GBp | 129 | 774.40 | XLON | xHaAi870Ojh |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 09:33:00 | GBp | 31 | 774.40 | XLON | xHaAi870Ojj |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 09:20:58 | GBp | 181 | 772.60 | XLON | xHaAi8704Qz |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 09:20:58 | GBp | 19 | 772.40 | XLON | xHaAi8704RT |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 09:08:13 | GBp | 52 | 770.80 | XLON | xHaAi87016K |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 09:08:13 | GBp | 125 | 770.80 | XLON | xHaAi87016M |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 08:58:14 | GBp | 171 | 767.60 | XLON | xHaAi870DHV |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 08:47:28 | GBp | 194 | 772.60 | XLON | xHaAi871st5 |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 08:36:15 | GBp | 34 | 774.60 | XLON | xHaAi871pt0 |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 08:36:14 | GBp | 180 | 774.80 | XLON | xHaAi871ptE |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 08:25:55 | GBp | 197 | 773.80 | XLON | xHaAi871$0E |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 08:16:21 | GBp | 177 | 776.20 | XLON | xHaAi871xDW |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 08:09:15 | GBp | 169 | 778.80 | XLON | xHaAi871vIU |
| PEARSON PLC | GB0006776081 | 28-Apr-2022 | 08:03:52 | GBp | 299 | 777.80 | XLON | xHaAi871azZ |
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