Name of Director
|
No. of Shares Purchased
|
Price per Share*
|
Total Holding Following Notification
|
Elizabeth Corley
|
2,751
|
£5.60
|
24,779
|
Sherry Coutu
|
373
|
£5.60
|
3,548
|
Vivienne Cox
|
384
|
£5.60
|
7,814
|
Graeme Pitkethly
|
374
|
£5.60
|
1,159
|
Tim Score
|
3,822
|
£5.60
|
41,715
|
Lincoln Wallen
|
665
|
£5.60
|
9,272
|
Name of Director
|
No. of ADRs Purchased
|
Price per ADR*
|
Total Holding Following Notification
|
Joshua Lewis
|
618
|
$6.82
|
14,818
|
Linda Lorimer
|
782
|
$6.82
|
11,822
|
Michael Lynton
|
2,952
|
$6.82
|
11,487
|
Sidney Taurel
|
5,052
|
$6.82
|
208,276
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
a)
|
Name
|
Elizabeth Corley
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
||
a)
|
Position/status
|
Non-Executive Director
|
|
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 Non-Executive Directors'
Share Purchase Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
Purchase price: £5.60 per share
|
2,751
|
||
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 2,751 shares
Aggregated price: £15,405.60
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
31 March 2020
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
a)
|
Name
|
Sherry Coutu
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
||
a)
|
Position/status
|
Non-Executive Director
|
|
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 Non-Executive Directors'
Share Purchase Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
Purchase price: £5.60 per share
|
373
|
||
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 373 shares
Aggregated price: £2,088.80
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
31 March 2020
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
a)
|
Name
|
Vivienne Cox
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
||
a)
|
Position/status
|
Non-Executive Director
|
|
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 Non-Executive Directors'
Share Purchase Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
Purchase price: £5.60 per share
|
384
|
||
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 384 shares
Aggregated price: £2,150.40
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
31 March 2020
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
a)
|
Name
|
Graeme Pitkethly
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
||
a)
|
Position/status
|
Non-Executive Director
|
|
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 Non-Executive Directors'
Share Purchase Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
Purchase price: £5.60 per share
|
374
|
||
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 374 shares
Aggregated price: £2,094.40
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
31 March 2020
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
a)
|
Name
|
Tim Score
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
||
a)
|
Position/status
|
Non-Executive Director
|
|
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 Non-Executive Directors'
Share Purchase Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
Purchase price: £5.60 per share
|
3,822
|
||
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 3,822 shares
Aggregated price: £21,403.20
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
31 March 2020
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
a)
|
Name
|
Lincoln Wallen
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
||
a)
|
Position/status
|
Non-Executive Director
|
|
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 Non-Executive Directors'
Share Purchase Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
Purchase price: £5.60 per share
|
665
|
||
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 665 shares
Aggregated price: £3,724.00
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
31 March 2020
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
a)
|
Name
|
Joshua Lewis
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
||
a)
|
Position/status
|
Non-Executive Director
|
|
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) in Pearson plc (each ADR
represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson
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: $6.8233 per ADR
|
618
|
||
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 618 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $4,216.80
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
31 March 2020
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
a)
|
Name
|
Linda Lorimer
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
||
a)
|
Position/status
|
Non-Executive Director
|
|
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) in Pearson plc (each ADR
represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson
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: $6.8233 per ADR
|
782
|
||
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 782 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $5,335.82
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
31 March 2020
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
a)
|
Name
|
Michael Lynton
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
||
a)
|
Position/status
|
Non-Executive Director
|
|
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) in Pearson plc (each ADR
represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson
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: $6.8233 per ADR
|
2,952
|
||
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 2,952 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $20,142.38
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
31 March 2020
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
a)
|
Name
|
Sidney Taurel
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
||
a)
|
Position/status
|
Chair
|
|
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) in Pearson plc (each ADR
represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson
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: $6.8233 per ADR
|
5,052
|
||
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 5,052 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $34,471.31
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
31 March 2020
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
|
|
PEARSON
plc
|
|
|
Date: 01
April 2020
|
|
|
By: /s/
NATALIE WHITE
|
|
|
|
------------------------------------
|
|
Natalie
White
|
|
Deputy
Company Secretary
|