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:
22 December 2017
Aggregate number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased:
74,360
Lowest price paid per share (GBp):
730.0000
Highest price paid per share (GBp):
735.5000
Average price paid per share (GBp):
733.2292
 
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:         22 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
733.2171
29,656
730.0000
735.5000
Chi-x Europe
733.2229
24,899
731.0000
735.5000
BATS Europe
733.2551
19,805
731.5000
735.5000
 
 
 
Individual transactions:
Fri 22 Dec 12:28:52 BST 2017
136
731.50
BATE
17356XJ511a
Fri 22 Dec 12:28:52 BST 2017
397
731.50
CHIX
17356XJ511b
Fri 22 Dec 12:28:50 BST 2017
551
732.00
XLON
17356XJ5110
Fri 22 Dec 12:28:50 BST 2017
397
732.00
BATE
17356XJ510w
Fri 22 Dec 12:28:50 BST 2017
54
732.00
XLON
17356XJ510x
Fri 22 Dec 12:28:50 BST 2017
323
732.00
XLON
17356XJ510z
Fri 22 Dec 12:27:38 BST 2017
397
732.00
CHIX
17356XJ50xt
Fri 22 Dec 12:27:28 BST 2017
343
732.00
XLON
17356XJ50xi
Fri 22 Dec 12:26:29 BST 2017
209
732.00
BATE
17356XJ50vc
Fri 22 Dec 12:26:01 BST 2017
397
732.00
CHIX
17356XJ50ua
Fri 22 Dec 12:25:57 BST 2017
397
732.00
XLON
17356XJ50tq
Fri 22 Dec 12:25:57 BST 2017
196
732.00
CHIX
17356XJ50to
Fri 22 Dec 12:25:57 BST 2017
201
732.00
CHIX
17356XJ50ts
Fri 22 Dec 12:25:57 BST 2017
397
732.00
BATE
17356XJ50tp
Fri 22 Dec 12:23:14 BST 2017
76
732.50
XLON
17356XJ50kc
Fri 22 Dec 12:23:14 BST 2017
12
732.50
CHIX
17356XJ50kd
Fri 22 Dec 12:23:05 BST 2017
211
732.50
CHIX
17356XJ50jh
Fri 22 Dec 12:23:02 BST 2017
397
732.50
CHIX
17356XJ50iy
Fri 22 Dec 12:23:02 BST 2017
397
732.50
BATE
17356XJ50j0
Fri 22 Dec 12:23:02 BST 2017
338
732.50
XLON
17356XJ50iz
Fri 22 Dec 12:23:02 BST 2017
397
732.50
XLON
17356XJ50ix
Fri 22 Dec 12:20:22 BST 2017
107
732.00
BATE
17356XJ50e0
Fri 22 Dec 12:19:35 BST 2017
332
732.50
CHIX
17356XJ50bz
Fri 22 Dec 12:19:35 BST 2017
65
732.50
CHIX
17356XJ50by
Fri 22 Dec 12:19:35 BST 2017
397
732.50
XLON
17356XJ50bx
Fri 22 Dec 12:19:09 BST 2017
397
732.50
BATE
17356XJ509y
Fri 22 Dec 12:19:09 BST 2017
397
732.50
CHIX
17356XJ509x
Fri 22 Dec 12:19:09 BST 2017
662
732.50
XLON
17356XJ509w
Fri 22 Dec 12:15:10 BST 2017
222
733.00
BATE
17356XJ5026
Fri 22 Dec 12:15:10 BST 2017
397
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ5025
Fri 22 Dec 12:15:09 BST 2017
397
733.50
BATE
17356XJ501w
Fri 22 Dec 12:15:09 BST 2017
397
733.50
XLON
17356XJ501v
Fri 22 Dec 12:15:09 BST 2017
397
733.50
CHIX
17356XJ501x
Fri 22 Dec 12:14:00 BST 2017
274
734.00
XLON
17356XJ4zzy
Fri 22 Dec 12:14:00 BST 2017
123
734.00
XLON
17356XJ4zzw
Fri 22 Dec 12:14:00 BST 2017
1024
734.00
BATE
17356XJ5000
Fri 22 Dec 12:12:00 BST 2017
806
734.00
CHIX
17356XJ4zw5
Fri 22 Dec 12:12:00 BST 2017
234
734.00
CHIX
17356XJ4zw4
Fri 22 Dec 12:12:00 BST 2017
1125
734.00
XLON
17356XJ4zw3
Fri 22 Dec 12:04:37 BST 2017
397
734.00
XLON
17356XJ4zj8
Fri 22 Dec 12:04:37 BST 2017
397
734.00
BATE
17356XJ4zj7
Fri 22 Dec 12:04:25 BST 2017
427
734.00
XLON
17356XJ4ziq
Fri 22 Dec 12:04:20 BST 2017
397
734.00
CHIX
17356XJ4zi8
Fri 22 Dec 12:04:20 BST 2017
542
734.00
XLON
17356XJ4zhs
Fri 22 Dec 12:04:20 BST 2017
639
734.00
CHIX
17356XJ4zht
Fri 22 Dec 12:04:20 BST 2017
509
734.00
BATE
17356XJ4zhu
Fri 22 Dec 11:59:21 BST 2017
313
735.50
XLON
17356XJ4z7q
Fri 22 Dec 11:59:21 BST 2017
794
735.50
XLON
17356XJ4z7n
Fri 22 Dec 11:59:21 BST 2017
1189
735.50
BATE
17356XJ4z7p
Fri 22 Dec 11:59:21 BST 2017
788
735.50
CHIX
17356XJ4z7o
Fri 22 Dec 11:53:00 BST 2017
963
735.00
CHIX
17356XJ4yxc
Fri 22 Dec 11:52:46 BST 2017
721
735.00
XLON
17356XJ4yx7
Fri 22 Dec 11:52:46 BST 2017
358
735.00
XLON
17356XJ4yx6
Fri 22 Dec 11:44:45 BST 2017
397
734.00
XLON
17356XJ4yig
Fri 22 Dec 11:44:45 BST 2017
397
734.00
BATE
17356XJ4yif
Fri 22 Dec 11:44:45 BST 2017
29
734.00
CHIX
17356XJ4yid
Fri 22 Dec 11:42:00 BST 2017
397
734.50
XLON
17356XJ4yel
Fri 22 Dec 11:42:00 BST 2017
397
734.50
CHIX
17356XJ4yek
Fri 22 Dec 11:40:44 BST 2017
397
734.50
CHIX
17356XJ4ych
Fri 22 Dec 11:40:44 BST 2017
397
734.50
BATE
17356XJ4yc5
Fri 22 Dec 11:40:44 BST 2017
397
734.50
CHIX
17356XJ4yc6
Fri 22 Dec 11:40:44 BST 2017
585
734.50
XLON
17356XJ4yc3
Fri 22 Dec 11:39:09 BST 2017
1134
734.50
BATE
17356XJ4yaf
Fri 22 Dec 11:39:09 BST 2017
13
734.50
BATE
17356XJ4yad
Fri 22 Dec 11:35:00 BST 2017
1502
734.00
CHIX
17356XJ4xzt
Fri 22 Dec 11:35:00 BST 2017
1307
734.00
XLON
17356XJ4xzo
Fri 22 Dec 11:32:39 BST 2017
123
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4xv5
Fri 22 Dec 11:31:17 BST 2017
397
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4xqp
Fri 22 Dec 11:24:41 BST 2017
574
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4xew
Fri 22 Dec 11:17:43 BST 2017
276
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4x32
Fri 22 Dec 11:17:43 BST 2017
116
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4x31
Fri 22 Dec 11:17:43 BST 2017
281
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4x2z
Fri 22 Dec 11:15:47 BST 2017
125
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4x0y
Fri 22 Dec 11:15:47 BST 2017
497
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4x10
Fri 22 Dec 11:15:47 BST 2017
397
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4x0w
Fri 22 Dec 11:15:47 BST 2017
397
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4x16
Fri 22 Dec 11:15:47 BST 2017
397
733.50
CHIX
17356XJ4x0t
Fri 22 Dec 11:15:47 BST 2017
631
733.50
CHIX
17356XJ4x0r
Fri 22 Dec 11:05:34 BST 2017
77
733.50
CHIX
17356XJ4wia
Fri 22 Dec 11:05:34 BST 2017
320
733.50
CHIX
17356XJ4wi6
Fri 22 Dec 11:05:34 BST 2017
194
733.50
BATE
17356XJ4whl
Fri 22 Dec 11:05:34 BST 2017
483
733.50
CHIX
17356XJ4whn
Fri 22 Dec 11:05:34 BST 2017
397
733.50
XLON
17356XJ4who
Fri 22 Dec 11:05:02 BST 2017
397
734.00
BATE
17356XJ4wg0
Fri 22 Dec 11:04:01 BST 2017
397
733.50
BATE
17356XJ4we0
Fri 22 Dec 11:04:01 BST 2017
397
733.50
XLON
17356XJ4wdz
Fri 22 Dec 11:00:00 BST 2017
362
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4w4f
Fri 22 Dec 11:00:00 BST 2017
223
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4w4h
Fri 22 Dec 11:00:00 BST 2017
57
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4w4g
Fri 22 Dec 11:00:00 BST 2017
9
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4w4d
Fri 22 Dec 11:00:00 BST 2017
87
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4w4j
Fri 22 Dec 11:00:00 BST 2017
250
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4w4i
Fri 22 Dec 11:00:00 BST 2017
258
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4w4e
Fri 22 Dec 11:00:00 BST 2017
928
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4w4c
Fri 22 Dec 10:59:57 BST 2017
58
732.50
BATE
17356XJ4w41
Fri 22 Dec 10:59:57 BST 2017
282
732.50
BATE
17356XJ4w43
Fri 22 Dec 10:59:57 BST 2017
57
732.50
BATE
17356XJ4w3z
Fri 22 Dec 10:47:51 BST 2017
34
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4vfr
Fri 22 Dec 10:47:51 BST 2017
397
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4vfq
Fri 22 Dec 10:47:51 BST 2017
59
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4vfm
Fri 22 Dec 10:47:51 BST 2017
405
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4vfo
Fri 22 Dec 10:47:51 BST 2017
522
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4vfp
Fri 22 Dec 10:47:51 BST 2017
242
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4vfn
Fri 22 Dec 10:47:51 BST 2017
98
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4vfl
Fri 22 Dec 10:46:58 BST 2017
338
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4ve8
Fri 22 Dec 10:46:58 BST 2017
154
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4ve7
Fri 22 Dec 10:46:58 BST 2017
300
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4ve9
Fri 22 Dec 10:46:58 BST 2017
397
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4ve5
Fri 22 Dec 10:46:58 BST 2017
243
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4ve4
Fri 22 Dec 10:46:58 BST 2017
299
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4ve6
Fri 22 Dec 10:46:58 BST 2017
397
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4ve3
Fri 22 Dec 10:24:31 BST 2017
896
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4u3c
Fri 22 Dec 10:23:44 BST 2017
397
733.50
XLON
17356XJ4u1d
Fri 22 Dec 10:23:44 BST 2017
240
733.50
BATE
17356XJ4u10
Fri 22 Dec 10:23:44 BST 2017
160
733.50
BATE
17356XJ4u0z
Fri 22 Dec 10:23:44 BST 2017
141
733.50
BATE
17356XJ4u0y
Fri 22 Dec 10:23:44 BST 2017
397
733.50
CHIX
17356XJ4u0v
Fri 22 Dec 10:23:44 BST 2017
327
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4u0t
Fri 22 Dec 10:23:44 BST 2017
549
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4u0u
Fri 22 Dec 10:23:44 BST 2017
343
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4u0r
Fri 22 Dec 10:23:44 BST 2017
315
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4u0s
Fri 22 Dec 10:23:44 BST 2017
397
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4u0q
Fri 22 Dec 10:23:44 BST 2017
54
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4u0p
Fri 22 Dec 10:23:44 BST 2017
397
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4u0o
Fri 22 Dec 10:16:05 BST 2017
397
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4thg
Fri 22 Dec 10:04:37 BST 2017
397
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4sl9
Fri 22 Dec 10:04:37 BST 2017
397
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4sl4
Fri 22 Dec 10:04:37 BST 2017
397
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4sl3
Fri 22 Dec 10:02:17 BST 2017
1141
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4shh
Fri 22 Dec 10:02:17 BST 2017
1431
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4shi
Fri 22 Dec 10:02:17 BST 2017
735
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4shg
Fri 22 Dec 10:01:41 BST 2017
981
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4sgu
Fri 22 Dec 09:39:57 BST 2017
672
732.50
BATE
17356XJ4qpe
Fri 22 Dec 09:39:57 BST 2017
527
732.50
CHIX
17356XJ4qpd
Fri 22 Dec 09:39:57 BST 2017
934
732.50
XLON
17356XJ4qpc
Fri 22 Dec 09:25:30 BST 2017
397
731.00
CHIX
17356XJ4paf
Fri 22 Dec 09:23:48 BST 2017
397
731.50
BATE
17356XJ4p5b
Fri 22 Dec 09:23:48 BST 2017
397
732.00
CHIX
17356XJ4p55
Fri 22 Dec 09:23:48 BST 2017
397
732.00
XLON
17356XJ4p54
Fri 22 Dec 09:21:21 BST 2017
243
732.50
XLON
17356XJ4ow1
Fri 22 Dec 09:21:21 BST 2017
288
732.50
XLON
17356XJ4ow4
Fri 22 Dec 09:21:21 BST 2017
64
732.50
XLON
17356XJ4ow0
Fri 22 Dec 09:21:21 BST 2017
102
732.50
BATE
17356XJ4ovx
Fri 22 Dec 09:21:21 BST 2017
182
732.50
BATE
17356XJ4ovz
Fri 22 Dec 09:21:21 BST 2017
98
732.50
CHIX
17356XJ4ovw
Fri 22 Dec 09:21:21 BST 2017
260
732.50
CHIX
17356XJ4ovy
Fri 22 Dec 09:19:54 BST 2017
90
732.50
XLON
17356XJ4onc
Fri 22 Dec 09:17:59 BST 2017
689
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4oeu
Fri 22 Dec 09:17:59 BST 2017
475
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4oev
Fri 22 Dec 09:17:59 BST 2017
1025
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4oet
Fri 22 Dec 09:14:12 BST 2017
45
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4o0j
Fri 22 Dec 09:08:59 BST 2017
82
732.50
XLON
17356XJ4nh9
Fri 22 Dec 08:55:06 BST 2017
397
732.50
XLON
17356XJ4lrv
Fri 22 Dec 08:55:06 BST 2017
397
732.50
BATE
17356XJ4lrx
Fri 22 Dec 08:55:06 BST 2017
433
732.50
CHIX
17356XJ4lrw
Fri 22 Dec 08:55:06 BST 2017
397
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4lrg
Fri 22 Dec 08:55:06 BST 2017
397
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4lre
Fri 22 Dec 08:55:06 BST 2017
340
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4lrk
Fri 22 Dec 08:55:06 BST 2017
49
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4lrh
Fri 22 Dec 08:55:06 BST 2017
8
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4lrd
Fri 22 Dec 08:44:20 BST 2017
397
733.50
XLON
17356XJ4kpe
Fri 22 Dec 08:44:01 BST 2017
397
733.50
CHIX
17356XJ4knr
Fri 22 Dec 08:44:01 BST 2017
397
733.50
BATE
17356XJ4knk
Fri 22 Dec 08:44:01 BST 2017
397
733.50
BATE
17356XJ4knc
Fri 22 Dec 08:44:01 BST 2017
308
733.50
CHIX
17356XJ4kne
Fri 22 Dec 08:44:01 BST 2017
397
733.50
CHIX
17356XJ4knb
Fri 22 Dec 08:44:01 BST 2017
337
733.50
XLON
17356XJ4knd
Fri 22 Dec 08:44:01 BST 2017
397
733.50
XLON
17356XJ4kna
Fri 22 Dec 08:33:22 BST 2017
397
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4jp0
Fri 22 Dec 08:30:46 BST 2017
397
732.50
CHIX
17356XJ4jif
Fri 22 Dec 08:30:46 BST 2017
166
732.50
XLON
17356XJ4jih
Fri 22 Dec 08:30:46 BST 2017
177
732.50
XLON
17356XJ4jid
Fri 22 Dec 08:28:23 BST 2017
339
732.00
BATE
17356XJ4j99
Fri 22 Dec 08:28:23 BST 2017
397
732.00
CHIX
17356XJ4j95
Fri 22 Dec 08:28:23 BST 2017
58
732.00
BATE
17356XJ4j97
Fri 22 Dec 08:28:23 BST 2017
397
732.00
XLON
17356XJ4j96
Fri 22 Dec 08:19:03 BST 2017
58
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4idp
Fri 22 Dec 08:19:03 BST 2017
397
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4idi
Fri 22 Dec 08:19:03 BST 2017
238
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4idn
Fri 22 Dec 08:19:03 BST 2017
101
733.00
BATE
17356XJ4idj
Fri 22 Dec 08:17:49 BST 2017
233
733.50
CHIX
17356XJ4i7n
Fri 22 Dec 08:17:49 BST 2017
226
734.00
CHIX
17356XJ4i7j
Fri 22 Dec 08:17:49 BST 2017
171
734.00
CHIX
17356XJ4i7l
Fri 22 Dec 08:17:49 BST 2017
397
734.00
XLON
17356XJ4i7k
Fri 22 Dec 08:16:26 BST 2017
397
734.00
BATE
17356XJ4i3b
Fri 22 Dec 08:10:10 BST 2017
397
733.00
CHIX
17356XJ4hn4
Fri 22 Dec 08:10:10 BST 2017
397
733.00
XLON
17356XJ4hn3
Fri 22 Dec 08:08:56 BST 2017
5
732.50
XLON
17356XJ4hdr
Fri 22 Dec 08:08:53 BST 2017
305
732.50
XLON
17356XJ4hd1
Fri 22 Dec 08:08:53 BST 2017
397
732.50
BATE
17356XJ4hd0
Fri 22 Dec 08:07:00 BST 2017
397
731.50
CHIX
17356XJ4h10
Fri 22 Dec 08:07:00 BST 2017
239
731.50
BATE
17356XJ4h11
Fri 22 Dec 08:07:00 BST 2017
223
731.50
BATE
17356XJ4h12
Fri 22 Dec 08:07:00 BST 2017
230
731.50
XLON
17356XJ4h0z
Fri 22 Dec 08:04:30 BST 2017
397
731.50
CHIX
17356XJ4gpa
Fri 22 Dec 08:01:53 BST 2017
32
731.50
BATE
17356XJ4g9t
Fri 22 Dec 08:01:51 BST 2017
12
731.00
CHIX
17356XJ4g9j
Fri 22 Dec 08:01:25 BST 2017
397
730.00
XLON
17356XJ4g8c
 
 
 
 
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: 22 December 2017
 
 
By: /s/ NATALIE WHITE
 
 
 
------------------------------------
 
Natalie White
 
Deputy Company Secretary