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PearsonAnnouncement

25/05/2017 11:30

RNS Number : 2438G
Pearson PLC
25 May 2017
PEARSON PLC
(the "Company")
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 ADRs arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan 
c) 
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Purchase price: $8.9741 per ADR
2,955
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 2,955 ADRs
Aggregated price: $26,518.4655
e)
Date of the transaction
17 May 2017 (Purchase Date)
22 May 2017 (Settlement Date)
f)
Place of the transaction
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)

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