-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, VFCP/3dxRT+bBESkm+eZxsXaHKsHojMMMto4RBtpMmAh/q+M8fJUhjHI1y5mR0iX MRhD2IUsik1PeYrRKm7UuA== 0001191638-05-001721.txt : 20050915 0001191638-05-001721.hdr.sgml : 20050915 20050915071034 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001191638-05-001721 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050915 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050915 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050915 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PEARSON PLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000938323 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BOOKS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2731] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: X0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-16055 FILM NUMBER: 051085604 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 80 STRAND CITY: LONDON ENGLAND STATE: X0 ZIP: WC2R 0RL BUSINESS PHONE: 442070102000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 80 STRAND CITY: LONDON ENGLAND STATE: X0 ZIP: WC2R 0RL 6-K 1 pson200509156k.txt DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORM 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the month of September/2005 PEARSON plc (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) N/A (Translation of registrant's name into English) 80 Strand London, England WC2R 0RL 44-20-7010-2000 (Address of principal executive office) Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: Form 20-F X Form 40-F Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Yes No X - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Report includes the following documents: 1. A press release from Pearson plc announcing Director/PDMR Shareholding 15 September 2005 Pearson plc - Notification of Directors' Interests On 14 September 2005, Mourant & Co Limited, as trustees of the Pearson plc Employee Share Ownership Trust (a discretionary trust under which all employees of the Pearson group are potential beneficiaries) purchased 625,000 shares at 662.8418p. All the executive directors, being Marjorie Scardino, Rona Fairhead, John Makinson and David Bell, are deemed for Companies Act purposes to be interested in all of these shares. Following this purchase, the Pearson plc Employee Share Ownership Trust holds a total of 842,683 shares representing 0.1048 % of the issued share capital of the company. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. PEARSON plc Date: September 15, 2005 By: /s/ STEPHEN JONES ----------------------- Stephen Jones Deputy Secretary -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----