REG - Pearson PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding
06/05/2025 16:00
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RNS Number : 5346H Pearson PLC 06 May 2025
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 Tom ap Simon
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status President - Higher Education and 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 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 Release of ADRs settled on a net-of-tax basis, following release of share
award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Volume: 57,784
Price: n/a
d) Aggregated information Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 1 May 2025
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Sharon Hague
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 code ISIN: GB0006776081
b) Nature of the transaction Release of ordinary shares following release of share award under the
Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) 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 LTIP award Sale of ordinary shares to cover tax liability
Volume: 23,768 Volume: 11,173
Price: n/a Price: £11.7366 per share Aggregated price: £131,133.03
d) Aggregated information Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 1 May 2025
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 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 code ISIN: GB0006776081
b) Nature of the transaction Release of ordinary shares following release of share award under the
Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) 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 LTIP award Sale of ordinary shares to cover tax liability
Volume: 136,077 Volume: 63,957
Price: n/a Price: £11.7366
per share Aggregated price: £750,637.73
d) Aggregated information Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 1 May 2025
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 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 Release of ADRs settled on a net-of-tax basis, following release of share
award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Volume: 63,300
Price: n/a
d) Aggregated information Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 1 May 2025
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Vishaal Gupta
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status President - Enterprise Learning and Skills
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 code ISIN: GB0006776081
b) Nature of the transaction Release of ordinary shares following release of share award under the
Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) 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 LTIP award Sale of ordinary shares to cover tax liability
Volume: 138,651 Volume: 50,318
Price: n/a Price: £11.7366 per share Aggregated price: £590,562.24
d) Aggregated information Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 1 May 2025
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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