1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
a)
|
Name
|
Thomas 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
|
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
ISIN: GB0006776081
|
|
b)
|
Nature of the transaction
|
Grant of restricted shares awarded under the Long-Term Incentive
Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
N/A
|
93,362
|
||
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 93,362 shares
Aggregated price: N/A
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
3 May 2022
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
N/A
|
1
|
Details
of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
|
|||
a)
|
Name
|
Thomas
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
|
Ordinary shares of
25 pence each in Pearson plc
|
American Depositary
Receipts (ADRs), each representing one ordinary share of 25 pence,
in Pearson plc
|
|
|
Identification
code
|
ISIN:
GB0006776081
|
ISIN:
US7050151056
|
|
b)
|
Nature of the
transaction
|
Release
of ordinary shares following release of share award under the
Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and sale of shares to
cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share
awards
|
||
c)
|
Price(s) and
volume(s)
|
Release
of ordinary Shares following release of LTIP award
|
Sale of
ordinary shares to cover tax liability
|
Conversion of
residual ordinary shares to ADRs
|
|
|
Volume:
10,809
Price:
n/a
|
Volume:
4,483
Price:
£7.8874 per share
Aggregated price:
£35,359
|
Volume:
6,326
Price:
n/a
|
d)
|
Aggregated
information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated
volume:
- see
4 (c) above
Aggregated
price:
- see
4 (c) above
|
||
e)
|
Date of
the transaction
|
3 May
2022
|
||
f)
|
Place
of the transaction
|
London
Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
|
Name
of Director / PDMR
|
Title
|
Shares sold to discharge tax liabilities
|
Sale price per share ($)
|
Thomas
ap Simon
|
President - Virtual Learning
|
2,017
|
$9.84
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Thomas 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
|
Sale of
shares to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting of Management
Incentive Plan award
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Volume:
2,017 ADRs
Price:
$9.84 per ADR
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated
volume: 2,017 ADRs
Aggregated
price: $19,847
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
4 May
2022
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
a)
|
Name
|
Timothy Bozik
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
||
a)
|
Position/status
|
President - Higher Education
|
|
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
|
Grant of restricted shares awarded under the Long-Term Incentive
Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
N/A
|
155,067
|
||
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 155,067 shares
Aggregated price: N/A
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
3 May 2022
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
N/A
|
1
|
Details
of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
|
|||
a)
|
Name
|
Timothy
Bozik
|
||
2
|
Reason
for the notification
|
|||
a)
|
Position/status
|
President - Higher
Education
|
||
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
|
Ordinary shares of
25 pence each in Pearson plc
|
American
Depositary Receipts (ADRs), each representing one ordinary share of
25 pence, in Pearson plc
|
|
|
Identification code
|
ISIN:
GB0006776081
|
ISIN:
US7050151056
|
|
b)
|
Nature
of the transaction
|
Release
of ordinary shares following release of share award under the
Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and sale of shares to
cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share
awards
|
||
c)
|
Price(s) and
volume(s)
|
Release
of ordinary Shares following release of LTIP award
|
Sale of
ordinary shares to cover tax liability
|
Conversion of
residual ordinary shares to ADRs
|
Volume:
18,128
Price:
n/a
|
Volume:
8,064
Price: £7.8874 per
share
Aggregated price:
£63,604
|
Volume:
10,064
Price:
n/a
|
||
d)
|
Aggregated
information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated
volume:
- see
4 (c) above
Aggregated
price:
- see
4 (c) above
|
||
e)
|
Date of
the transaction
|
3 May
2022
|
||
f)
|
Place
of the transaction
|
London
Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
|
Name
of Director / PDMR
|
Title
|
Shares sold to discharge tax liabilities
|
Sale price per share ($)
|
Timothy
Bozik
|
President - Higher
Education
|
11,000
|
$9.8635
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Timothy Bozik
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
President - Higher Education
|
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
|
Sale of
shares to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting of Management
Incentive Plan award
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Volume:
11,000 ADRs
Price:
$9.8635 per
ADR
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated
volume: 11,000 ADRs
Aggregated
price: $108,499
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
4 May
2022
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
a)
|
Name
|
Timothy Bozik
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
||
a)
|
Position/status
|
President - Higher Education
|
|
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
|
Sale of
shares
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
|
(i) $10.02
per ADR
(ii)
$10.015 per ADR
(iii)
$10.01 per ADR
(iv)
$10.03 per ADR
(v)
$10.02 per ADR
(vi)
$10.0303 per ADR
|
(i) 5,227
ADRs
(ii)
100 ADRs
(iii)
12,849 ADRs
(iv)
8,892 ADRs
(v) 6,985
ADRs
(vi)
2,300 ADRs
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated
volume: 36,353 ADRs
Aggregated
price: $364,240.68
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
All
transactions are as at 6 May 2022
|
|
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
|
Grant of restricted shares awarded under the Long-Term Incentive
Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
N/A
|
149,083
|
||
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 149,083 shares
Aggregated price: N/A
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
3 May 2022
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
N/A
|
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
|
Ordinary shares of
25 pence each in Pearson plc
|
|
|
Identification code
|
ISIN:
GB0006776081
|
|
b)
|
Nature
of the transaction
|
Release
of ordinary shares following release of share award under the
Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and sale of shares to
cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share
awards
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and
volume(s)
|
Release
of ordinary Shares following release of LTIP award
|
Sale of
ordinary shares to cover tax liability
|
Volume:
18,935
Price:
n/a
|
Volume:
1,875
Price: £7.8874
per share
Aggregated
price: £14,789
|
||
d)
|
Aggregated
information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated
volume:
- see
4 (c) above
Aggregated
price:
- see
4 (c) above
|
|
e)
|
Date of
the transaction
|
3 May
2022
|
|
f)
|
Place
of the transaction
|
London
Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
a)
|
Name
|
Michael Howells
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
||
a)
|
Position/status
|
President - Workforce Skills
|
|
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
|
Grant of restricted shares awarded under the Long-Term Incentive
Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
N/A
|
92,375
|
||
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 92,375 shares
Aggregated price: N/A
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
3 May 2022
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
N/A
|
1
|
Details
of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
|
||
a)
|
Name
|
Michael
Howells
|
|
2
|
Reason
for the notification
|
||
a)
|
Position/status
|
President -
Workforce Skills
|
|
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
|
Ordinary shares of
25 pence each in Pearson plc
|
|
|
Identification code
|
ISIN:
GB0006776081
|
|
b)
|
Nature
of the transaction
|
Release
of ordinary shares following release of share award under the
Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and sale of shares to
cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share
awards
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and
volume(s)
|
Release
of ordinary Shares following release of LTIP award
|
Sale of
ordinary shares to cover tax liability
|
Volume:
9,318
Price:
n/a
|
Volume:
4,510
Price: £7.8874
per share
Aggregated
price: £35,572
|
||
d)
|
Aggregated
information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated
volume:
- see
4 (c) above
Aggregated
price:
- see
4 (c) above
|
|
e)
|
Date of
the transaction
|
3 May
2022
|
|
f)
|
Place
of the transaction
|
London
Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
a)
|
Name
|
Arthur Valentine
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
||
a)
|
Position/status
|
President - Assessment & Qualifications
|
|
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
|
Grant of restricted shares awarded under the Long-Term Incentive
Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
N/A
|
85,456
|
||
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 85,456 shares
Aggregated price: N/A
|
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
3 May 2022
|
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
N/A
|
1
|
Details
of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
|
|||
a)
|
Name
|
Arthur
Valentine
|
||
2
|
Reason
for the notification
|
|||
a)
|
Position/status
|
President -
Assessment & Qualifications
|
||
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
|
Ordinary shares of
25 pence each in Pearson plc
|
American
Depositary Receipts (ADRs), each representing one ordinary share of
25 pence, in Pearson plc
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Identification code
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ISIN:
GB0006776081
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ISIN:
US7050151056
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b)
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Nature
of the transaction
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Release
of ordinary shares following release of share award under the
Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and sale of shares to
cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share
awards
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c)
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Price(s) and
volume(s)
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Release
of ordinary Shares following release of LTIP award
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Sale of
ordinary shares to cover tax liability
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Conversion of
residual ordinary shares to ADRs
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Volume:
2,446
Price:
n/a
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Volume:
672
Price: £7.8874
per share
Aggregated price:
£5,300
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Volume:
1,774
Price:
n/a
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d)
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Aggregated
information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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Aggregated volume:
see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
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e)
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Date of
the transaction
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3 May
2022
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f)
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Place
of the transaction
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London
Stock Exchange (XLON)
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New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
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PEARSON
plc
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Date: 5
May 2022
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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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