Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1366B
Pearson PLC
05 October 2020
 

Pearson plc - (the "Company") Notification of PDMR Interests

 

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

Albert Hitchcock

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Technology and Operations Officer

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 ofinstrument

Identificationcode

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc

 

ISIN: GB0006776081

b)

Nature of the transaction

Allotment of Ordinary shares following release of share award under the Long-term Incentive Plan and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from the vesting share award

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Allotment of Ordinary Shares following release of Long-Term Incentive Plan award

Sale of shares to cover tax liabilities

Volume: 44,162

Price : n/a

Volume: 20,830

Price: £5.4834 per share Aggregated price: £114,219.22

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregatedvolume

- Price

Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above

e)

Date of the transaction

1 October 2020

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)


 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Anna Vikström Persson

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Human Resources Officer

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 ofinstrument

Identificationcode

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc

 

ISIN: GB0006776081

b)

Nature of the transaction

Allotment of Ordinary shares following release of share award under the Long-term Incentive Plan and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from the vesting share award

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Allotment of Ordinary Shares following release of Long-Term Incentive Plan award

Sale of shares to cover tax liabilities

Volume: 32,378

Price : n/a

Volume: 15,272

Price: £5.4834 per share Aggregated price: £83,742.48

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregatedvolume

- Price

Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above

e)

Date of the transaction

1 October 2020

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

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