REG - Pearson PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 1914ZPearson PLC19 May 2021
Pearson plc - (the "Company")
Notification of PDMRs' Interests
The following notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, give details of purchases made under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP").
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 - Virtual 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
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), each representing one ordinary share of 25 pence, in Pearson plc
ISIN: US7050151056
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of ADRs arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
(i) $12.1508 per ADR
(ii) $11.959 per ADR
(i) 459.577970 ADRs
(ii) 55.71202 ADRs
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 515.28999
Aggregated price: $6,250.50
e)
Date of the transaction
(i) 12 May 2021
(ii) 17 May 2021
f)
Place of the transaction
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
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
Purchase of shares arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£8.5705 per share
658
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 658 shares
Aggregated price: £5,639.389
e)
Date of the transaction
14 May 2021
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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