-----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, DCvqd5LKbqeVSFLS32bz+CbJiHp0VRY9tJQXqd+FGUbZBbYIrNZ6IFqoN/itJgJi BCw7YIUZtSPTeqseYvwqRQ== 0001191638-09-000447.txt : 20090417 0001191638-09-000447.hdr.sgml : 20090417 20090417064044 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001191638-09-000447 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090417 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090417 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090417 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: 09755036 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 pson200904176k2.htm 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 April 2009

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

Pearson plc - Notification of Directors' Interests

Pearson announces that the following directors have purchased shares in the company under its Annual Bonus Share Matching Plan:

Name

ADRs

Purchase Resultant Percentage

Price Holding Holding

W T Ethridge

61,158

$9.9986

189,916

0.02345%

Name

Ordinary Purchase Resultant Percentage

Shares

Price Holding Holding

R A Freestone

20,913

£6.694308

65,292

0.00806%

The Plan is designed to encourage executives to build up their shareholding in Pearson

invest

ing

up to half of their

after-tax

annual bonus in ordinary shares.

Subject to Pearson meeting a corporate performance target, participants

are

then

entitled to

receive

, after allowing for tax

on their original investment

up to

one

additional

matching

hare for

each

of their own s

hare

held

for three years

etails of the Plan are included in the company's remuneration report at

http://www.pearson.com/investor/ar2008/governance/rptDirRemun.html

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: 17 April, 2009

By: /s/ STEPHEN JONES

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Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary

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