Director/PDMR Shareholding
07/05/2026 13:10
RNS Number : 4693D Pearson PLC 07 May 2026 Pearson plc - (the "Company") Notification of PDMR Interests Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Tom ap Simon |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | President - Higher Education and Virtual Learning |
| 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 | American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc |
| Identification code | ISIN: US7050151056 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Release of ADRs settled on a net-of-tax basis, following release of share award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Volume: 48,219 Price: n/a |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 5 May 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Sharon Hague | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | President - English Language Learning | |
| 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 | Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc | |
| Identification code | ISIN: GB0006776081 | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Release of ordinary shares following release of share award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share awards | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Release of ordinary shares following release of LTIP award | Sale of ordinary shares to cover tax liability |
| Volume: 21,939 Price: n/a | Volume: 10,315 Price: £11.2029 per share Aggregated price: £115,557.91 | ||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 5 May 2026 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Arthur Valentine |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | President - Assessment & Qualifications |
| 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 | American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc |
| Identification code | ISIN: US7050151056 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Release of ADRs settled on a net-of-tax basis, following release of share award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Volume: 51,382 Price: n/a |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 5 May 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
| a) | Name | Vishaal Gupta | |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||
| a) | Position/status | President - Enterprise Learning and Skills | |
| 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 | Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc | |
| Identification code | ISIN: GB0006776081 | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Release of ordinary shares following release of share award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share awards | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Release of ordinary shares following release of LTIP award | Sale of ordinary shares to cover tax liability |
| Volume: 96,425 Price: n/a | Volume: 35,689 Price: £11.2877 per share Aggregated price: £402,846.73 | ||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 5 May 2026 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |