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26/04/2016 16:36

RNS Number : 0451V
Pearson PLC
13 April 2016
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
Pearson plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
Nortrust Nominees Ltd 
Vidacos Nominees Ltd
State Street Nominees Limited
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
Chase Nominees Limited
Roy Nominees Ltd
The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited
BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Limited
BNY Mellon Nominees Ltd
State Street Bank and Trust Company
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
8 April 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
12 April 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: 
Above the threshold of 5%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary shares
GB0006776081
N/A
N/A
318,779
318,779
40,850,796
0.039%
4.972%
US7050151056
N/A
N/A
0
0
66,800
0%
0.008%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date
Exercise/
Conversion Period
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights






C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise price
Expiration date 
Exercise/
Conversion period 
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights 





Nominal
Delta


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
41,236,375
5.019%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (4.763%)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (0.255%)
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. (0.001%)
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. is wholly owned by AMPF Holding Corporation, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
N/A


13. Additional information:
The Shares referred to in section 9 of this form are held in portfolios and funds managed on a discretionary basis by the entities set out in section 9.
Please note that the Shares are held through certain nominee companies.
14. Contact name:
Mark Powney, Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd.
15. Contact telephone number:
+44 (0) 1793 363 135
Natalie Dale
Deputy Company Secretary
Pearson plc
13 April 2016

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