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PearsonAnnouncement

19/12/2016 09:30

RNS Number : 2267S
Pearson PLC
19 December 2016
PEARSON PLC
(the "Company")
Notification of Director and PDMRs' Interests
Below are details of purchases (made under the Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan) of Pearson plc ordinary shares of 25p each and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) made on the London and New York Stock Exchanges on 16 December 2016 and notified to the Company on 16 December 2016: -
Name of Director
No. of Shares Purchased
Percentage of Issued Stock
Price per Share
Total Holding Following Notification
Total Percentage Following Notification
Elizabeth Corley
740
 0.00009%
8.17
3,956
0.00048%
Vivienne Cox
280
0.00003%
8.17
3,980
0.00048%
Harish Manwani
1,711
0.00021%
8.17
5,393
0.00066%
Tim Score
1,862
 0.00023%
8.17
7,990
0.00097%
Lincoln Wallen
 475
0.00006%
8.17
1,903
0.00023%
Name of Director
No. of ADRs Purchased
Percentage of Issued Stock
Price per ADR
Total Holding Following Notification
Total Percentage Following Notification
Joshua Lewis
400
 0.00005%
$10.18
9,214
0.00112%
Linda Lorimer
356
0.00004%
$10.18
4,099
0.00050%
The following notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, give 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
Elizabeth Corley
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Non-Executive Director
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
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
ISIN: GB0006776081
b) 
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan
c) 
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Purchase price: 8.17 per share
740
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 740 shares
Aggregated price: 6,045.80
e)
Date of the transaction
16 December 2016
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Vivienne Cox
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Non-Executive Director
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
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
ISIN: GB0006776081
b) 
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan
c) 
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Purchase price: 8.17 per share
280
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 280 shares
Aggregated price: 2,287.60
e)
Date of the transaction
16 December 2016
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Harish Manwani
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Non-Executive Director
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
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
ISIN: GB0006776081
b) 
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan
c) 
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Purchase price: 8.17 per share
1,711
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 1,711 shares
Aggregated price: 13,978.87
e)
Date of the transaction
16 December 2016
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Tim Score
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Non-Executive Director
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
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
ISIN: GB0006776081
b) 
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan
c) 
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Purchase price: 8.17 per share
1,862
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 1,862 shares
Aggregated price: 15,212.54
e)
Date of the transaction
16 December 2016
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Lincoln Wallen
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Non-Executive Director
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
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
ISIN: GB0006776081
b) 
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan
c) 
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Purchase price: 8.17 per share
475
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 475 shares
Aggregated price: 3,880.75
e)
Date of the transaction
16 December 2016
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Joshua Lewis
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Non-Executive Director
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 Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan
c) 
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Purchase price: $10.18 per ADR
400
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 400 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $4,072.00
e)
Date of the transaction
16 December 2016 
f)
Place of the transaction
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Linda Lorimer
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Non-Executive Director
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 Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan
c) 
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Purchase price: $10.18 per ADR
356
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 356 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $3,624.08
e)
Date of the transaction
16 December 2016
f)
Place of the transaction
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)

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