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 December 2017 
 
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:
28 December 2017
Aggregate number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased:
74,871
Lowest price paid per share (GBp):
730.5000
Highest price paid per share (GBp):
735.5000
Average price paid per share (GBp):
733.6960
 
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 18 October 2017 to 26 April 2018, details of which were announced on 17 October 2017.
 
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 December 2017
 
Investment firm:             Citigroup Global Markets Limited
 
Aggregate information:
 
 
Venue
Average price paid per Share
Aggregate number of Shares purchased
Lowest price paid per Share
Highest price paid per Share
London Stock Exchange
733.6260
25,000
730.5000
735.5000
Chi-x Europe
733.7295
30,000
731.0000
735.5000
BATS Europe
733.7335
19,871
731.0000
735.5000
 
 
 
Individual transactions:
Transaction date and time
Volume
Price (GBp)
Trading Venue
Transaction Reference Number
Thu 28 Dec 16:29:55 BST 2017
176
734.00
XLON
17362XJ7apw
Thu 28 Dec 16:29:55 BST 2017
200
734.00
XLON
17362XJ7apv
Thu 28 Dec 16:29:29 BST 2017
255
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ7anh
Thu 28 Dec 16:29:27 BST 2017
412
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ7and
Thu 28 Dec 16:28:24 BST 2017
85
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ7akl
Thu 28 Dec 16:28:24 BST 2017
64
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ7akk
Thu 28 Dec 16:27:39 BST 2017
304
734.00
BATE
17362XJ7aio
Thu 28 Dec 16:27:39 BST 2017
397
734.00
BATE
17362XJ7aim
Thu 28 Dec 16:27:39 BST 2017
423
734.00
XLON
17362XJ7ail
Thu 28 Dec 16:26:18 BST 2017
148
734.50
BATE
17362XJ7afa
Thu 28 Dec 16:26:03 BST 2017
142
734.50
CHIX
17362XJ7aex
Thu 28 Dec 16:24:53 BST 2017
18
734.50
CHIX
17362XJ7abf
Thu 28 Dec 16:24:53 BST 2017
178
734.50
CHIX
17362XJ7abd
Thu 28 Dec 16:24:53 BST 2017
423
734.50
XLON
17362XJ7abe
Thu 28 Dec 16:24:10 BST 2017
483
734.50
CHIX
17362XJ7a94
Thu 28 Dec 16:22:38 BST 2017
778
734.00
BATE
17362XJ7a4l
Thu 28 Dec 16:22:38 BST 2017
785
734.00
XLON
17362XJ7a4m
Thu 28 Dec 16:20:00 BST 2017
52
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ79wk
Thu 28 Dec 16:20:00 BST 2017
541
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ79wj
Thu 28 Dec 16:20:00 BST 2017
248
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ79wm
Thu 28 Dec 16:20:00 BST 2017
300
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ79wl
Thu 28 Dec 16:15:00 BST 2017
1135
734.00
XLON
17362XJ79gy
Thu 28 Dec 16:14:00 BST 2017
397
734.00
BATE
17362XJ79cs
Thu 28 Dec 16:14:00 BST 2017
357
734.00
BATE
17362XJ79cr
Thu 28 Dec 16:14:00 BST 2017
322
734.00
BATE
17362XJ79cq
Thu 28 Dec 16:13:08 BST 2017
98
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ799q
Thu 28 Dec 16:13:08 BST 2017
395
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ799p
Thu 28 Dec 16:13:08 BST 2017
219
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ799m
Thu 28 Dec 16:13:08 BST 2017
170
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ799l
Thu 28 Dec 16:13:08 BST 2017
150
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ799o
Thu 28 Dec 16:13:08 BST 2017
75
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ799i
Thu 28 Dec 16:13:08 BST 2017
362
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ799j
Thu 28 Dec 16:03:31 BST 2017
397
733.00
XLON
17362XJ78kc
Thu 28 Dec 16:00:08 BST 2017
817
734.00
BATE
17362XJ788q
Thu 28 Dec 16:00:08 BST 2017
400
734.00
BATE
17362XJ788p
Thu 28 Dec 16:00:08 BST 2017
606
734.00
XLON
17362XJ788l
Thu 28 Dec 16:00:08 BST 2017
316
734.00
XLON
17362XJ788n
Thu 28 Dec 16:00:08 BST 2017
46
734.00
XLON
17362XJ788h
Thu 28 Dec 16:00:08 BST 2017
309
734.00
XLON
17362XJ788j
Thu 28 Dec 16:00:08 BST 2017
658
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ788m
Thu 28 Dec 16:00:08 BST 2017
764
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ788o
Thu 28 Dec 16:00:08 BST 2017
306
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ788i
Thu 28 Dec 16:00:08 BST 2017
226
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ788k
Thu 28 Dec 15:55:14 BST 2017
100
733.00
XLON
17362XJ77wt
Thu 28 Dec 15:43:18 BST 2017
252
733.00
XLON
17362XJ778s
Thu 28 Dec 15:43:18 BST 2017
504
733.00
CHIX
17362XJ778p
Thu 28 Dec 15:43:18 BST 2017
421
733.00
BATE
17362XJ778o
Thu 28 Dec 15:43:18 BST 2017
327
733.00
XLON
17362XJ778q
Thu 28 Dec 15:43:18 BST 2017
397
733.00
XLON
17362XJ778n
Thu 28 Dec 15:36:11 BST 2017
386
733.50
BATE
17362XJ76tk
Thu 28 Dec 15:36:11 BST 2017
379
733.50
BATE
17362XJ76tm
Thu 28 Dec 15:36:11 BST 2017
11
733.50
BATE
17362XJ76tj
Thu 28 Dec 15:36:11 BST 2017
665
733.50
XLON
17362XJ76ti
Thu 28 Dec 15:36:00 BST 2017
102
733.50
CHIX
17362XJ76sq
Thu 28 Dec 15:36:00 BST 2017
439
733.50
CHIX
17362XJ76so
Thu 28 Dec 15:36:00 BST 2017
412
733.50
CHIX
17362XJ76sn
Thu 28 Dec 15:36:00 BST 2017
211
733.50
CHIX
17362XJ76sm
Thu 28 Dec 15:24:57 BST 2017
242
733.50
BATE
17362XJ765j
Thu 28 Dec 15:24:57 BST 2017
31
733.50
BATE
17362XJ765e
Thu 28 Dec 15:24:57 BST 2017
627
733.50
XLON
17362XJ765h
Thu 28 Dec 15:24:57 BST 2017
112
733.50
XLON
17362XJ765f
Thu 28 Dec 15:24:57 BST 2017
162
733.50
BATE
17362XJ765c
Thu 28 Dec 15:24:57 BST 2017
490
733.50
CHIX
17362XJ765g
Thu 28 Dec 15:24:57 BST 2017
397
733.50
CHIX
17362XJ765d
Thu 28 Dec 15:15:08 BST 2017
21
733.50
BATE
17362XJ75fn
Thu 28 Dec 15:15:08 BST 2017
83
733.50
BATE
17362XJ75fo
Thu 28 Dec 15:15:08 BST 2017
34
734.00
BATE
17362XJ75fg
Thu 28 Dec 15:15:08 BST 2017
664
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ75fb
Thu 28 Dec 15:15:08 BST 2017
233
734.00
BATE
17362XJ75fa
Thu 28 Dec 15:15:08 BST 2017
404
734.00
BATE
17362XJ75fd
Thu 28 Dec 15:15:08 BST 2017
254
734.00
XLON
17362XJ75fe
Thu 28 Dec 15:15:08 BST 2017
620
734.00
XLON
17362XJ75fc
Thu 28 Dec 15:15:08 BST 2017
439
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ75f9
Thu 28 Dec 15:03:49 BST 2017
24
733.50
CHIX
17362XJ74li
Thu 28 Dec 14:53:58 BST 2017
397
734.00
XLON
17362XJ73ig
Thu 28 Dec 14:53:58 BST 2017
397
734.00
BATE
17362XJ73ie
Thu 28 Dec 14:53:58 BST 2017
397
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ73if
Thu 28 Dec 14:52:51 BST 2017
357
734.50
XLON
17362XJ73g3
Thu 28 Dec 14:52:51 BST 2017
397
734.50
XLON
17362XJ73g2
Thu 28 Dec 14:52:46 BST 2017
1085
735.00
BATE
17362XJ73fj
Thu 28 Dec 14:52:46 BST 2017
1333
735.00
CHIX
17362XJ73fk
Thu 28 Dec 14:33:21 BST 2017
397
734.00
XLON
17362XJ71jv
Thu 28 Dec 14:33:03 BST 2017
164
734.50
CHIX
17362XJ71j1
Thu 28 Dec 14:33:03 BST 2017
300
734.50
CHIX
17362XJ71j0
Thu 28 Dec 14:29:54 BST 2017
397
734.50
XLON
17362XJ714a
Thu 28 Dec 14:29:54 BST 2017
132
734.50
BATE
17362XJ714b
Thu 28 Dec 14:29:54 BST 2017
130
734.50
BATE
17362XJ7149
Thu 28 Dec 14:24:00 BST 2017
649
735.00
CHIX
17362XJ70q7
Thu 28 Dec 14:24:00 BST 2017
100
735.00
CHIX
17362XJ70q6
Thu 28 Dec 14:24:00 BST 2017
397
735.00
XLON
17362XJ70q3
Thu 28 Dec 14:24:00 BST 2017
235
735.00
BATE
17362XJ70q5
Thu 28 Dec 14:24:00 BST 2017
157
735.00
BATE
17362XJ70q2
Thu 28 Dec 14:24:00 BST 2017
425
735.00
CHIX
17362XJ70q4
Thu 28 Dec 14:24:00 BST 2017
16
735.00
BATE
17362XJ70q1
Thu 28 Dec 14:17:15 BST 2017
166
735.50
BATE
17362XJ70bi
Thu 28 Dec 14:17:15 BST 2017
102
735.50
CHIX
17362XJ70bj
Thu 28 Dec 14:15:17 BST 2017
610
735.50
XLON
17362XJ707n
Thu 28 Dec 14:06:46 BST 2017
239
735.50
BATE
17362XJ6zr6
Thu 28 Dec 14:06:46 BST 2017
143
735.50
BATE
17362XJ6zr5
Thu 28 Dec 14:06:46 BST 2017
60
735.50
BATE
17362XJ6zr4
Thu 28 Dec 14:06:26 BST 2017
528
735.50
CHIX
17362XJ6zp5
Thu 28 Dec 14:01:59 BST 2017
397
735.00
XLON
17362XJ6zgk
Thu 28 Dec 13:58:51 BST 2017
445
735.50
XLON
17362XJ6z7i
Thu 28 Dec 13:56:00 BST 2017
126
735.50
BATE
17362XJ6z1o
Thu 28 Dec 13:56:00 BST 2017
600
735.50
BATE
17362XJ6z1n
Thu 28 Dec 13:56:00 BST 2017
286
735.50
BATE
17362XJ6z1m
Thu 28 Dec 13:55:08 BST 2017
1036
735.50
CHIX
17362XJ6yuj
Thu 28 Dec 13:55:08 BST 2017
277
735.50
CHIX
17362XJ6yui
Thu 28 Dec 13:55:08 BST 2017
48
735.50
CHIX
17362XJ6yug
Thu 28 Dec 13:55:08 BST 2017
100
735.50
CHIX
17362XJ6yuh
Thu 28 Dec 13:48:07 BST 2017
695
735.00
XLON
17362XJ6ycr
Thu 28 Dec 13:48:07 BST 2017
299
735.00
XLON
17362XJ6ycp
Thu 28 Dec 13:30:36 BST 2017
788
735.00
BATE
17362XJ6x4q
Thu 28 Dec 13:30:36 BST 2017
531
735.00
CHIX
17362XJ6x4p
Thu 28 Dec 13:27:32 BST 2017
397
735.00
CHIX
17362XJ6wzn
Thu 28 Dec 13:25:00 BST 2017
590
735.00
XLON
17362XJ6wx8
Thu 28 Dec 13:25:00 BST 2017
430
735.00
XLON
17362XJ6wx7
Thu 28 Dec 13:15:46 BST 2017
397
734.50
CHIX
17362XJ6wku
Thu 28 Dec 13:15:00 BST 2017
40
734.50
CHIX
17362XJ6wj7
Thu 28 Dec 13:15:00 BST 2017
47
734.50
CHIX
17362XJ6wj6
Thu 28 Dec 13:15:00 BST 2017
362
734.50
CHIX
17362XJ6wj5
Thu 28 Dec 13:10:46 BST 2017
354
734.00
BATE
17362XJ6wdw
Thu 28 Dec 13:07:24 BST 2017
386
734.50
BATE
17362XJ6wat
Thu 28 Dec 13:07:24 BST 2017
13
734.50
BATE
17362XJ6was
Thu 28 Dec 13:07:24 BST 2017
53
734.50
BATE
17362XJ6waq
Thu 28 Dec 13:07:24 BST 2017
474
734.50
XLON
17362XJ6wap
Thu 28 Dec 13:07:24 BST 2017
362
734.50
CHIX
17362XJ6war
Thu 28 Dec 12:45:31 BST 2017
397
734.50
XLON
17362XJ6vm2
Thu 28 Dec 12:44:37 BST 2017
433
735.00
CHIX
17362XJ6vlb
Thu 28 Dec 12:44:37 BST 2017
397
735.00
BATE
17362XJ6vla
Thu 28 Dec 12:34:52 BST 2017
895
735.00
CHIX
17362XJ6v7d
Thu 28 Dec 12:34:52 BST 2017
276
735.00
BATE
17362XJ6v7c
Thu 28 Dec 12:34:52 BST 2017
757
735.00
XLON
17362XJ6v7b
Thu 28 Dec 12:14:17 BST 2017
397
733.00
BATE
17362XJ6ugb
Thu 28 Dec 12:08:06 BST 2017
8
733.00
XLON
17362XJ6u9e
Thu 28 Dec 12:08:06 BST 2017
389
733.00
XLON
17362XJ6u9d
Thu 28 Dec 12:03:56 BST 2017
397
733.50
CHIX
17362XJ6u0a
Thu 28 Dec 12:03:56 BST 2017
433
734.00
XLON
17362XJ6u06
Thu 28 Dec 12:03:56 BST 2017
515
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ6u05
Thu 28 Dec 11:59:50 BST 2017
126
733.50
BATE
17362XJ6tsv
Thu 28 Dec 11:59:50 BST 2017
123
733.50
BATE
17362XJ6tsu
Thu 28 Dec 11:59:50 BST 2017
116
733.50
BATE
17362XJ6tst
Thu 28 Dec 11:59:50 BST 2017
209
733.50
BATE
17362XJ6tss
Thu 28 Dec 11:50:12 BST 2017
481
733.00
CHIX
17362XJ6teu
Thu 28 Dec 11:39:34 BST 2017
397
732.50
XLON
17362XJ6t09
Thu 28 Dec 11:39:33 BST 2017
698
733.00
BATE
17362XJ6t00
Thu 28 Dec 11:39:33 BST 2017
1324
733.00
CHIX
17362XJ6t01
Thu 28 Dec 11:39:33 BST 2017
1070
733.00
XLON
17362XJ6szz
Thu 28 Dec 11:15:21 BST 2017
397
732.00
BATE
17362XJ6s2s
Thu 28 Dec 10:59:22 BST 2017
215
733.00
CHIX
17362XJ6rjs
Thu 28 Dec 10:59:11 BST 2017
332
733.50
CHIX
17362XJ6rjd
Thu 28 Dec 10:59:11 BST 2017
397
733.50
XLON
17362XJ6rjc
Thu 28 Dec 10:55:35 BST 2017
366
733.00
CHIX
17362XJ6rek
Thu 28 Dec 10:55:35 BST 2017
397
733.00
BATE
17362XJ6rei
Thu 28 Dec 10:55:35 BST 2017
397
733.00
XLON
17362XJ6rej
Thu 28 Dec 10:55:35 BST 2017
650
733.50
BATE
17362XJ6rea
Thu 28 Dec 10:55:35 BST 2017
516
733.50
CHIX
17362XJ6reb
Thu 28 Dec 10:50:57 BST 2017
462
733.50
XLON
17362XJ6r9v
Thu 28 Dec 10:36:02 BST 2017
460
733.50
CHIX
17362XJ6qo1
Thu 28 Dec 10:36:02 BST 2017
310
733.50
XLON
17362XJ6qo5
Thu 28 Dec 10:36:02 BST 2017
91
733.50
XLON
17362XJ6qo2
Thu 28 Dec 10:36:02 BST 2017
306
733.50
XLON
17362XJ6qo0
Thu 28 Dec 10:24:31 BST 2017
459
734.00
BATE
17362XJ6q5c
Thu 28 Dec 10:24:31 BST 2017
506
734.00
CHIX
17362XJ6q5b
Thu 28 Dec 10:20:29 BST 2017
640
733.50
BATE
17362XJ6ptg
Thu 28 Dec 10:20:22 BST 2017
185
733.50
BATE
17362XJ6psy
Thu 28 Dec 10:20:22 BST 2017
184
733.50
CHIX
17362XJ6psw
Thu 28 Dec 10:20:22 BST 2017
179
733.50
BATE
17362XJ6psx
Thu 28 Dec 10:20:22 BST 2017
219
733.50
XLON
17362XJ6psv
Thu 28 Dec 10:06:25 BST 2017
869
732.50
CHIX
17362XJ6p8k
Thu 28 Dec 10:06:25 BST 2017
363
732.50
CHIX
17362XJ6p8h
Thu 28 Dec 10:06:25 BST 2017
203
732.50
XLON
17362XJ6p8l
Thu 28 Dec 10:06:25 BST 2017
200
732.50
XLON
17362XJ6p8i
Thu 28 Dec 10:06:25 BST 2017
69
732.50
XLON
17362XJ6p8j
Thu 28 Dec 10:06:25 BST 2017
670
732.50
XLON
17362XJ6p8g
Thu 28 Dec 10:06:25 BST 2017
5
732.50
XLON
17362XJ6p8f
Thu 28 Dec 09:59:00 BST 2017
155
731.50
CHIX
17362XJ6owr
Thu 28 Dec 09:38:31 BST 2017
326
731.50
CHIX
17362XJ6o5j
Thu 28 Dec 09:38:31 BST 2017
397
731.50
CHIX
17362XJ6o5g
Thu 28 Dec 09:38:31 BST 2017
404
731.50
BATE
17362XJ6o5f
Thu 28 Dec 09:38:31 BST 2017
397
731.50
XLON
17362XJ6o5i
Thu 28 Dec 09:22:11 BST 2017
397
731.50
XLON
17362XJ6nl6
Thu 28 Dec 09:19:14 BST 2017
463
731.00
BATE
17362XJ6nip
Thu 28 Dec 09:19:14 BST 2017
494
731.00
CHIX
17362XJ6nio
Thu 28 Dec 09:06:49 BST 2017
397
730.50
XLON
17362XJ6n6t
Thu 28 Dec 09:06:16 BST 2017
459
731.00
CHIX
17362XJ6n5r
Thu 28 Dec 09:06:16 BST 2017
437
731.00
BATE
17362XJ6n5q
Thu 28 Dec 09:06:16 BST 2017
468
731.00
XLON
17362XJ6n5p
Thu 28 Dec 08:51:10 BST 2017
445
731.00
CHIX
17362XJ6mim
Thu 28 Dec 08:47:50 BST 2017
397
731.50
CHIX
17362XJ6mfc
Thu 28 Dec 08:47:50 BST 2017
495
731.50
BATE
17362XJ6mfd
Thu 28 Dec 08:41:17 BST 2017
397
731.50
XLON
17362XJ6m65
Thu 28 Dec 08:40:39 BST 2017
397
732.00
CHIX
17362XJ6m5p
Thu 28 Dec 08:36:54 BST 2017
296
732.50
BATE
17362XJ6m0x
Thu 28 Dec 08:36:54 BST 2017
297
732.50
BATE
17362XJ6m0t
Thu 28 Dec 08:36:54 BST 2017
387
732.50
CHIX
17362XJ6m0v
Thu 28 Dec 08:36:54 BST 2017
176
732.50
CHIX
17362XJ6m0s
Thu 28 Dec 08:36:54 BST 2017
341
732.50
XLON
17362XJ6m0w
Thu 28 Dec 08:36:54 BST 2017
401
732.50
XLON
17362XJ6m0q
Thu 28 Dec 08:36:54 BST 2017
112
732.50
CHIX
17362XJ6m0n
Thu 28 Dec 08:36:54 BST 2017
79
732.50
BATE
17362XJ6m0o
Thu 28 Dec 08:14:49 BST 2017
397
732.00
XLON
17362XJ6kii
Thu 28 Dec 08:14:49 BST 2017
55
732.50
CHIX
17362XJ6kia
Thu 28 Dec 08:14:49 BST 2017
468
732.50
CHIX
17362XJ6ki6
Thu 28 Dec 08:14:49 BST 2017
438
732.50
BATE
17362XJ6ki8
Thu 28 Dec 08:14:49 BST 2017
441
732.50
XLON
17362XJ6ki5
Thu 28 Dec 08:09:55 BST 2017
224
732.50
CHIX
17362XJ6k8s
Thu 28 Dec 08:09:55 BST 2017
117
732.50
CHIX
17362XJ6k8r
Thu 28 Dec 08:03:51 BST 2017
57
733.00
CHIX
17362XJ6jok
Thu 28 Dec 08:03:51 BST 2017
20
733.00
BATE
17362XJ6joj
Thu 28 Dec 08:03:51 BST 2017
132
733.00
XLON
17362XJ6joi
 
 
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.

 
 
 
PEARSON plc
 
 
Date: 28 December 2017
 
 
By: /s/ NATALIE WHITE
 
 
 
------------------------------------
 
Natalie White
 
Deputy Company Secretary