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PearsonAnnouncement

27/09/2016 11:00

RNS Number : 9451K
Pearson PLC
27 September 2016
PEARSON PLC
(the "Company")
Notification of Interests of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs")
Below are details of an acquisition of American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") following a reinvestment of dividend under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan in the USA on 21 September 2016, notified to the Company on 26 September 2016 (settlement date): -
Name of PDMR
No. of ADRs Purchased
Percentage of Issued Stock
Price per ADR
Total Holding Following Notification
Total Percentage Following Notification
Melinda Wolfe
 922
0.00011%
$10.1992
41,158
0.00501%
The following notification, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further detail.
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
Melinda Wolfe
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Human Resources Officer
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
Identification code
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc
(each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc)
ISIN: US7050151056
b) 
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan 
c) 
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Purchase price: $10.1992 per ADR
922
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 922 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $9403.6624
e)
Date of the transaction
21 September 2016 (Purchase Date)
26 September 2016(Settlement Date)
f)
Place of the transaction
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)

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