REG - Pearson PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

PearsonAnnouncement

29/09/2021 16:25

RNS Number : 4321N
  
Pearson PLC
  
29 September 2021
  
 

 
Pearson plc - (the "Company") 
 
Notification of PDMRs' Interests 
 
 
The following notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, give details of purchases 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


Tom ap Simon




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


President - Virtual Learning




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), each representing 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 ("DRIP")




c) 


Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)


Volume(s)




1)   $9.8827 per ADR
2)   $9.66 per ADR
 


1)   261.788782 ADRs
2)   38.851 ADRs




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


 
Aggregated volume: 300.639782
Aggregated price: $2,962.48




e)


Date of the transaction


1)   27th September 2021
2)   28th September 2021




f)


Place of the transaction


New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)



 
 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Tom ap Simon




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


President - Virtual Learning




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)


Price(s) and volume(s)




£6.944 per share


34 ordinary shares




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


 
Aggregated volume: 34 shares
Aggregated price: £236.10




e)


Date of the transaction


27 September 2021




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 - English Language Learning




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)




£6.944 per share


1,525 ordinary shares




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


 
Aggregated volume: 1,525 shares
Aggregated price: £10,589.60




e)


Date of the transaction


27 September 2021




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange (XLON)



 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Sally Johnson




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)




£6.944 per share


73 ordinary shares




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


 
Aggregated volume: 73
Aggregated price: £506.91




e)


Date of the transaction


27 September 2021




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange (XLON)



 

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