Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7220U
Pearson PLC
07 April 2021
 

 

Pearson plc - (the "Company")

 

Notification of PDMRs' 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

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 Management Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price:

N/A

60,794

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregated volume: 60,794 shares

Aggregated price: N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

1 April 2021

f)

Place of t 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 Management Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price:

N/A

28,113

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregated volume: 28,113 shares

Aggregated price: N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

1 April 2021

f)

Place of the transaction

N/A

 

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Cinthia Granzo Nespoli

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Legal 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 restricted shares awarded under the Management Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price:

N/A

19,844

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregated volume: 19,844 shares

Aggregated price: N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

1 April 2021

f)

Place of the transaction

N/A

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Albert Hitchcock

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Head of Telecom and Technology Partnerships

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 Management Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price:

N/A

41,999

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregated volume: 41,999 shares

Aggregated price: N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

1 April 2021

f)

Place of the transaction

N/A

 

 

 

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 restricted shares awarded under the Management Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price:

N/A

30,798

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregated volume: 30,798 shares

Aggregated price: N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

1 April 2021

f)

Place of the transaction

N/A

 

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