REG - Pearson PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 7220UPearson PLC07 April 2021
Pearson plc - (the "Company")
Notification of PDMRs' 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
Timothy Bozik
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
President - Higher Education
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
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
ISIN: GB0006776081
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of restricted shares awarded under the Management Incentive Plan
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Purchase price:
N/A
60,794
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 60,794 shares
Aggregated price: N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
1 April 2021
f)
Place of t transaction
N/A
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 /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
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
ISIN: GB0006776081
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of restricted shares awarded under the Management Incentive Plan
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Purchase price:
N/A
28,113
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 28,113 shares
Aggregated price: N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
1 April 2021
f)
Place of the transaction
N/A
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Cinthia Granzo Nespoli
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Legal Officer
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
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
ISIN: GB0006776081
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of restricted shares awarded under the Management Incentive Plan
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Purchase price:
N/A
19,844
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 19,844 shares
Aggregated price: N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
1 April 2021
f)
Place of the transaction
N/A
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Albert Hitchcock
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Head of Telecom and Technology Partnerships
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
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
ISIN: GB0006776081
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of restricted shares awarded under the Management Incentive Plan
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Purchase price:
N/A
41,999
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 41,999 shares
Aggregated price: N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
1 April 2021
f)
Place of the transaction
N/A
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Anna Vikström Persson
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Human Resources Officer
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
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
ISIN: GB0006776081
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of restricted shares awarded under the Management Incentive Plan
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Purchase price:
N/A
30,798
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 30,798 shares
Aggregated price: N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
1 April 2021
f)
Place of the transaction
N/A
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