Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3947I
Pearson PLC
01 April 2020
 

PEARSON PLC

(the "Company")

 

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

Rod Bristow

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

President, Pearson UK & Global Online 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 options under the Company's Save for Shares Plan over a three year savings period with an exercise price of £4.56 per share

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price:

N/A

3,947 (The Number of Options to be granted)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregated volume: 3,947 Options

Aggregated price: N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

27 March 2020

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

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 of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc

 

ISIN: GB0006776081

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of options under the Company's Save for Shares Plan over a three year savings period with an exercise price of £4.56 per share

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price:

N/A

3,947 (The Number of Options to be granted)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregated volume: 3,947 Options

Aggregated price: N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

27 March 2020

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

 

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 of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc

 

ISIN: GB0006776081

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of options under the Company's Save for Shares Plan over a three year savings period with an exercise price of £4.56 per share

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price:

N/A

3,947 (The Number of Options to be granted)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregated volume: 3,947 Options

Aggregated price: N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

27 March 2020

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 


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