UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
month of March
2020
PEARSON plc
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
80 Strand
London, England WC2R 0RL
44-20-7010-2000
(Address
of principal executive office)
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual
reports
under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form
20-F
X
Form 40-F
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant by furnishing the
information
contained
in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the
Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Yes
No X
Transactions 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:
20 March 2020
Aggregate number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each
purchased: 1,748,000
Lowest price paid per
share
GBP 4.8800
Highest price paid per
share
GBP 5.4520
Average price paid per
share
GBP 5.1311
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 16
January 2020 to 16 July 2020, details of which were announced on 16
January 2020.
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:
20 March 2020
Investment
firm:
Citigroup Global Markets Limited
Aggregate information:
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Venue
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Volume-weighted
average price
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Aggregated
volume
|
Lowest
price per share
|
Highest
price per share
|
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London
Stock Exchange
|
5.1326
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1,140,000
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4.8800
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5.4520
|
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CHI-X
Europe
|
5.1299
|
250,000
|
4.8800
|
5.4520
|
|
BATS
Europe
|
5.1274
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358,000
|
4.8800
|
5.4520
|
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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PEARSON
plc
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Date: 23
March 2020
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By: /s/
NATALIE WHITE
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Natalie
White
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Deputy
Company Secretary
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