Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9548X
Pearson PLC
07 May 2021
 

 

Pearson plc - (the "Company")

 

Notification of PDMRs' Interests

 

 

The following notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, give further detail.

 

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

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)

Purchase price: N/A

84,187

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above

Aggregated price: N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

4 May 2021

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

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)

Purchase price:

N/A

141,195

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above

Aggregated price: N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

4 May 2021

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

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)

Purchase price:

N/A

147,486

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above

Aggregated price: N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

4 May 2021

f)

Place of the transaction

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

]

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Robert Whelan

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

President - Assessment and 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)

Purchase price: N/A

108,464

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above

Aggregated price: N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

4 May 2021

f)

Place of the transaction

N/A

 

 

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