Pearson plc - (the "Company")
Notification of PDMRs' Interests
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 | Sally Johnson | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer | |
| 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 | Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
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) |
| £7.35 per share | 157 | ||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Aggregated volume: 157 Aggregated price: £1,153.95 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 13 May 2022 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Giovanni Giovannelli | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | President - English Language 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 | ||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
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) |
| £7.35 per share | 3,276 | ||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Aggregated volume: 3,276 shares Aggregated price: £24,078.60 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 13 May 2022 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Giovanni Giovannelli | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | President - English Language 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 | ||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
ISIN: GB0006776081 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of options under the Company's Save for Shares Plan over a three-year savings period with an exercise price of £4.86 per share | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| N/A | 3,702 (The Number of Options to be granted) | ||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregated volume: 3,702 Options Aggregated price: N/A | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2022 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |
| 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 | ||
| 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) |
| $9.0488 per ADR | 101.015600 ADRs | ||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Aggregated volume: 101.015600 Aggregated price: $914.07 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 13 May 2022 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) | |
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