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PearsonAnnouncement

18/12/2017 10:40

RNS Number : 6338Z
Pearson PLC
18 December 2017
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 behalf of the Company's Chairman and Non-Executive Directors on 15 December 2017: 
Name of Director
No. of Shares Purchased
Price per Share
Total Holding Following Notification
Elizabeth Corley
1,027
7.365
8,066
Vivienne Cox
311
7.365
5,263
Harish Manwani
2,158
7.365
14,151
Tim Score
2,141
7.365
17,285
Lincoln Wallen
550
7.365
4,423
Name of Director
No. of ADRs Purchased
Price per ADR
Total Holding Following Notification
Joshua Lewis
427
$9.67
11,033
Linda Lorimer
562
$9.67
6,977
Sidney Taurel
3,045
$9.67
78,677
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: 7.365per share
1,027
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 1,027shares
Aggregated price: 7,563.86
e)
Date of the transaction
15 December 2017
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: 7.365per share
311
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 311 shares
Aggregated price: 2,290.52
e)
Date of the transaction
15 December 2017
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: 7.365per share
2,158
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 2,158shares
Aggregated price: 15,893.67
e)
Date of the transaction
15 December 2017
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: 7.365per share
2,141
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 2,141shares
Aggregated price: 15,768.47
e)
Date of the transaction
15 December 2017
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: 7.365per share
550
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 550 shares
Aggregated price: 4,050.75
e)
Date of the transaction
15 December 2017
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: $9.67 per ADR
427
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 427 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $4,129.60
e)
Date of the transaction
15 December 2017
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: $9.67per ADR
562
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 562 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $5,435.21
e)
Date of the transaction
15 December 2017
f)
Place of the transaction
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Sidney Taurel
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chairman
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: $9.67 per ADR
3,045
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 3,045 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $29,448.80
e)
Date of the transaction
15 December 2017
f)
Place of the transaction
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)

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