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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 August
2021
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
Pearson plc
("Pearson" or the "Company")
Statement re SEC settlement
Pearson confirms that it has reached a settlement of an enforcement
action with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
concerning the Company's public disclosures in July 2019 regarding
a 2018 data breach in connection with AIMSweb 1.0, a web-based
software tool for entering and tracking students' academic
performance that was retired in July 2019 in line with a previously
scheduled retirement plan. Under the settlement, Pearson has
neither admitted nor denied the findings set out in the SEC's
order, including the violations. Pearson will be subject to a cease
and desist order requiring Pearson not to engage in violations
of certain provisions of the federal securities laws and will
pay a civil penalty of $1.0 million. In the order, the SEC
acknowledged Pearson's cooperation with the SEC staff.
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.
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PEARSON
plc
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Date: 16 August
2021
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By: /s/
NATALIE WHITE
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Natalie
White
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Deputy
Company Secretary
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