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RNS Number : 2048H Pearson PLC 04 April 2022
Pearson plc - (the "Company") Notification of PDMR Interests
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 Sally Johnson
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chief Financial Officer
b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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 Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
Identification ISIN: GB0006776081
code
b) Nature of the transaction Release of ordinary shares following release of share award under the
Company's Management Incentive Plan (MIP) and sale of shares to cover tax
liabilities arising from vesting share awards
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Release of ordinary Shares following release of MIP award Sale of ordinary shares to cover tax liability
Volume: 8,081 Volume: 3,810
Price: n/a Price: £7.52842 per share Aggregated price: £28,683.28
d) Aggregated information Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 31 March 2022
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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 Initial notification
/Amendment
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 Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), each representing one ordinary share of
25 pence, in Pearson plc
Identification ISIN: GB0006776081 ISIN: US7050151056
code
b) Nature of the transaction Release of ordinary shares following release of share award under the
Company's Management Incentive Plan (MIP) and sale of shares to cover tax
liabilities arising from vesting share awards
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Release of ordinary Shares following release of MIP award Sale of ordinary shares to cover tax liability Conversion of residual ordinary shares to ADRs
Volume: 16,563 Volume: 4,984 Volume: 11,579
Price: n/a Price: £7.52842 per share Price: n/a
Aggregated price: £37,521.65
,d) Aggregated information Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 31 March 2022
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON) New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Timothy Bozik
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status President - Higher Education
b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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 Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), each representing one ordinary share of
25 pence, in Pearson plc
Identification ISIN: GB0006776081 ISIN: US7050151056
code
b) Nature of the transaction Release of ordinary shares following release of share award under the
Company's Management Incentive Plan (MIP) and sale of shares to cover tax
liabilities arising from vesting share awards
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Release of ordinary Shares following release of MIP award Sale of ordinary shares to cover tax liability Conversion of residual ordinary shares to ADRs
Volume: 99,567 Volume: 32,958 Volume: 66,609
Price: n/a Price: £7.52842 per share Price: n/a
Aggregated price: £248,121.67
d) Aggregated information Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 31 March 2022
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON) New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
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 Initial notification
/Amendment
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 Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
Identification ISIN: GB0006776081
code
b) Nature of the transaction Release of ordinary shares following release of share award under the
Company's Management Incentive Plan (MIP) and sale of shares to cover tax
liabilities arising from vesting share awards
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Release of ordinary Shares following release of MIP award Sale of ordinary shares to cover tax liability
Volume: 92,616 Volume: 20,802
Price: n/a Price: £7.52842 per share Aggregated price: £156,606.19
d) Aggregated information Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 31 March 2022
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Arthur Valentine
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status President - Assessment & Qualifications
b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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 Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), each representing one ordinary share of
25 pence, in Pearson plc
Identification ISIN: GB0006776081 ISIN: US7050151056
code
b) Nature of the transaction Release of ordinary shares following release of share award under the
Company's Management Incentive Plan (MIP) and sale of shares to cover tax
liabilities arising from vesting share awards
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Release of ordinary Shares following release of MIP award Sale of ordinary shares to cover tax liability Conversion of residual ordinary shares to ADRs
Volume: 7,640 Volume: 1,919 V
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Price: n/a Price: £7.52842 per share l
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d) Aggregated information Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 31 March 2022
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON) New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
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