REG - Pearson PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding
16/12/2024 16:00
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RNS Number : 2813Q Pearson PLC 16 December 2024
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 Chair, Deputy Chair and Senior
Independent Director, and Non-Executive Directors on 13 December 2024:
Name of Director No. of Shares Purchased Price per Share* Total Holding Following Notification
Sherry Coutu 731 £12.82 18,518
Alison Dolan 228 £12.82 1,678
Graeme Pitkethly 1,751 £12.82 17,248
Annette Thomas 293 £12.82 5,568
Name of Director No. of ADRs Purchased Price per ADR* Total Holding Following Notification
Alex Hardiman 257 $16.20 2,124
Omid Kordestani 5,771 $16.20 91,857
Esther Lee 310 $16.20 5,083
Lincoln Wallen 633 $16.20 633 (ADRs)
19,928 (Ord shares)
* rounded to two decimal places.
The following notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the
UK 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 Sherry Coutu
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 Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
Identification code
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: £12.82 per share 731
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 731 shares
- Price Aggregated price: £9,371.42
e) Date of the transaction 13 December 2024
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Alison Dolan
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 Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
Identification code
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: £12.82 per share 228
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 228 shares
- Price Aggregated price: £2,922.96
e) Date of the transaction 13 December 2024
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Graeme Pitkethly
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Deputy Chair and Senior Independent 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 Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
Identification code
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: £12.82 per share 1,751
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 1,751 shares
- Price Aggregated price: £22,447.82
e) Date of the transaction 13 December 2024
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Annette Thomas
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 Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
Identification code
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: £12.82 per share 293
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 293 shares
- Price Aggregated price: £3,756.26
e) Date of the transaction 13 December 2024
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Alex Hardiman
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 American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one
ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc
Identification code
ISIN: US7050151056
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of ADRs rising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase
Plan
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Purchase price: $16.1968 per ADR 257
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 257 ADRs
- Price Aggregated price: $4,162.58
e) Date of the transaction 13 December 2024
f) Place of the transaction New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Omid Kordestani
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chair
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 American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one
ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc
Identification code
ISIN: US7050151056
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of ADRs arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share
Purchase Plan
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Purchase price: $16.1968 per ADR 5,771
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 5,771 ADRs
- Price Aggregated price: $93,471.73
e) Date of the transaction 13 December 2024
f) Place of the transaction New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Esther Lee
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 American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one
ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc
Identification code
ISIN: US7050151056
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of ADRs arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share
Purchase Plan
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Purchase price: $16.1968 per ADR 310
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 310 ADRs
- Price Aggregated price: $5,021.01
e) Date of the transaction 13 December 2024
f) Place of the transaction New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
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 American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one
ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc
Identification code
ISIN: US7050151056
b) Nature of the transaction Purchase of ADRs arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share
Purchase Plan
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
Purchase price: $16.1968 per ADR 633
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume Aggregated volume: 633 ADRs
- Price Aggregated price: $10,252.57
e) Date of the transaction 13 December 2024
f) Place of the transaction New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
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