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PearsonAnnouncement

18/09/2019 10:50

RNS Number : 8074M
Pearson PLC
18 September 2019
 


 
PEARSON PLC
(the "Company")
 
 
Notification of Directors' and PDMRs' Interests
 
The following notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, give details of purchases of ordinary shares of 25p each, made under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP").
 
 
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


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 Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)


Volume(s)




£8.800598 per share


50




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


Aggregated volume: 50 shares
Aggregated price: £440.03




e)


Date of the transaction


13 September 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange (XLON)



 
 
 
 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Roderick Bristow




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


President, UK & Core Markets




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 Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)


Volume(s)




(i) £8.800598 per share
(ii) £8.76683 per share


(i) 378
(ii) 282




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


Aggregated volume: 660 shares
Aggregated price: £5,798.87




e)


Date of the transaction


(i)       13 September 2019
(ii)      16 September 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange (XLON)



 
 
 
 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Albert Hitchcock




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


Chief Technology and Operations 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


Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
 
ISIN: GB0006776081




b)


Nature of the transaction


Purchase of shares arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)


Volume(s)




(i) £8.800598 per share
(ii) £8.76683 per share


(i) 448
(ii) 314




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


Aggregated volume: 762 shares
Aggregated price: £6,695.45




e)


Date of the transaction


(i)       13 September 2019
(ii)      16 September 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange (XLON)



 
 
 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


John Fallon




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


Chief Executive




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 Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)


Volume(s)




£8.76683 per share


476




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


Aggregated volume: 476 shares
Aggregated price: £4,173.01




e)


Date of the transaction


16 September 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange (XLON)



 
 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Giovanni Giovannelli




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


President, Growth Markets




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 Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)


Volume(s)




£8.76683 per share


271




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


Aggregated volume: 271 shares
Aggregated price: £2,375.81




e)


Date of the transaction


16 September 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange (XLON)



 
 
 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Coram Williams




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


Chief Financial 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


Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
 
ISIN: GB0006776081




b)


Nature of the transaction


Purchase of shares arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)


Volume(s)




£8.76683 per share


277




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


Aggregated volume: 277 shares
Aggregated price: £2,428.41




e)


Date of the transaction


16 September 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange (XLON)



 




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