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
2019
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
Final Results of the Cash tender offer for €500m 1.875% Notes
due 2021 issued by Pearson Funding Five plc and Guaranteed by
Pearson Plc
13 March 2019
The company is announcing today the final results of its subsidiary
company Pearson Funding Five Plc tender of its €500m
1.875 per cent. Notes due 2021, guaranteed by Pearson Plc (ISIN:
XS1068765418), of which €250m remained outstanding prior to
the Offer.
The Offer was announced on 6 March 2019 and was made on the terms
and subject to the offer and distribution restrictions set out in
the tender offer memorandum dated 6 March 2019.
The capitalised terms in this announcement have the meanings given
to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Results of the Offer
As at the Expiration Deadline, the Company had received valid
tenders of €55,443,000 in an aggregate nominal amount of the
Notes for purchase. The Company announces that it has decided to
accept for purchase all Notes validly tendered pursuant to the
Offer.
About Pearson
Pearson is the world's learning company, with expertise in
educational courseware and assessment, and a range of teaching and
learning services powered by technology. Our mission is to help
people make progress in their lives through learning. We believe
that learning opens up opportunities, creating fulfilling careers
and better lives. For more, visit: www.pearson.com/corporate.
Contacts
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Investor Relations
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Jo
Russell, Tom Waldron, Anjali Kotak
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+44
(0) 207 010 2310
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Media
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Tom
Steiner
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+44
(0) 207 010 2310
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Treasury
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James
Kelly
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+44
(0) 7525 679 788
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Brunswick
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Charles
Pretzlik, Nick Cosgrove, Simone Selzer
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+44
(0) 207 404 5959
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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: 13
March 2019
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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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