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29/09/2022 12:45

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RNS Number : 2005B  Pearson PLC  29 September 2022

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0006776081

Issuer Name

PEARSON PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Schroders Plc

City of registered office (if applicable)

London Wall, Barbican

Country of registered office (if applicable)

England

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the
notification obligation, above

 

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

27-Sep-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

28-Sep-2022

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

                                                                            % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)  % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)  Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights held in issuer
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  4.910000                                              0.000000                                                                   4.910000                        36003705
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          5.149626                                              0.006807                                                                   5.156433

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)  Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)  % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
 GB0006776081                                                                          36003705                                                                         4.910000
 Sub Total 8.A                                36003705                                                                              4.910000%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is  % of voting rights
                                                                            exercised/converted

 Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
(DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Physical or cash settlement  Number of voting rights  % of voting rights

 Sub Total 8.B2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the
ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional
rows as necessary)

 Ultimate controlling person  Name of controlled undertaking                          % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                                                  than the notifiable threshold
 Schroders PLC
 Schroders PLC                Schroder Administration Limited
 Schroders PLC                Schroder Wealth Holdings Limited
 Schroders PLC                Schroder Wealth Management (US) Limited
 Schroders PLC
 Schroders PLC                Schroder Administration Limited
 Schroders PLC                Schroder Wealth Holdings Limited
 Schroders PLC                Schroder & Co. Limited
 Schroders PLC
 Schroders PLC                Schroder Administration Limited
 Schroders PLC                Schroder International Holdings Limited
 Schroders PLC                Nippon Life Schroders Asset Management Eu-rope Limited
 Schroders PLC
 Schroders PLC                Schroder Administration Limited
 Schroders PLC                Schroder International Holdings Limited
 Schroders PLC                Schroder Investment Management Limited
 Schroders PLC
 Schroders PLC                Schroder Administration Limited
 Schroders PLC                Schroder Wealth International Holdings Limited
 Schroders PLC                Schroders (C.I.) Limited
 Schroders PLC
 Schroders PLC                Schroder Administration Limited
 Schroders PLC                Schroder International Holdings Limited
 Schroders PLC                Schroders IS Limited

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

11. Additional Information

Correction of holding due to change in denominator

12. Date of Completion

29-Sep-2022

13. Place Of Completion

London

 

Artiom Bendelston

Company Secretarial Assistant

Pearson plc

 

29th September 2022

 

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