REG - Pearson PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

PearsonAnnouncement

01/04/2019 12:15

RNS Number : 6937U
Pearson PLC
01 April 2019
 


PEARSON PLC
(the "Company")
 
Notification of Director and PDMRs' Interests
 
 
Below are details of purchases (made under the Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan) of Pearson plc ordinary shares of 25p each and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) made on the London and New York Stock Exchanges on behalf of the Company's Chair and Non-Executive Directors on 29 March 2019:
 
 



Name of Director


No. of Shares Purchased


Price per Share*


Total Holding Following Notification




Elizabeth Corley


1,700


£8.37


14,945




Vivienne Cox


259


£8.37


6,541




Tim Score


2,566


£8.37


29,055




Lincoln Wallen


479


£8.37


6,825



 
 



Name of Director


No. of ADRs Purchased


Price per ADR*


Total Holding Following Notification




Joshua Lewis


367


$11.06


12,891




Linda Lorimer


479


$11.06


9,381




Michael Lynton


345


$11.06


3,833




Sidney Taurel


3,094


$11.06


92,516



 
* rounded to two decimal places.
 
The following notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, give further detail.
 
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


Elizabeth Corley




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


Non-Executive Director




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 Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)


Volume(s)




Purchase price: £8.374 per share


1,700




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


Aggregated volume: 1,700 shares
Aggregated price: £14,235.80




e)


Date of the transaction


29 March 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange (XLON)



 
 
 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Vivienne Cox




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


Non-Executive Director




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 Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)


Volume(s)




Purchase price: £8.374 per share


259




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


Aggregated volume: 259 shares
Aggregated price: £2,168.87




e)


Date of the transaction


29 March 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange (XLON)



 
 
 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Tim Score




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


Non-Executive Director




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 Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)


Volume(s)




Purchase price: £8.374 per share


2,566




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


Aggregated volume: 2,566 shares
Aggregated price: £21,487.68




e)


Date of the transaction


29 March 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange (XLON)



 
 
 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Lincoln Wallen




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


Non-Executive Director




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 Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)


Volume(s)




Purchase price: £8.374 per share


479




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


Aggregated volume: 479 shares
Aggregated price: £4,011.15




e)


Date of the transaction


29 March 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


London Stock Exchange (XLON)



 
 
 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Joshua Lewis




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


Non-Executive Director




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) in Pearson plc (each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc)
ISIN: US7050151056




b)


Nature of the transaction


Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)


Volume(s)




Purchase price: $11.057 per ADR


367




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


Aggregated volume: 367 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $4,057.919




e)


Date of the transaction


29 March 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)



 
 
 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Linda Lorimer




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


Non-Executive Director




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) in Pearson plc (each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc)
ISIN: US7050151056




b)


Nature of the transaction


Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)


Volume(s)




Purchase price: $11.057 per ADR


479




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


Aggregated volume: 479 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $5,296.303




e)


Date of the transaction


29 March 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)



 
 
 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Michael Lynton




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


Non-Executive Director




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) in Pearson plc (each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc)
ISIN: US7050151056




b)


Nature of the transaction


Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)


Volume(s)




Purchase price: $11.057 per ADR


345




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


Aggregated volume: 345 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $3,814.665




e)


Date of the transaction


29 March 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)



 
 
 



1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated




a)


Name


Sidney Taurel




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


Chair




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) in Pearson plc (each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc)
ISIN: US7050151056




b)


Nature of the transaction


Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan




c)


Price(s) and volume(s)


Price(s)


Volume(s)




Purchase price: $11.057 per ADR


3,094




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


Aggregated volume: 3,094 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $34,210.358




e)


Date of the transaction


29 March 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)



 
 




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