Director/PDMR Shareholding

Pearson PLC
04 July 2023
 

PEARSON PLC

(the "Company")

 

Notification of Director and PDMRs' Interests

 

 

Below are details of purchases (made under the Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan) of Pearson plc ordinary shares of 25p each and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) made on the London and New York Stock Exchanges on behalf of the Company's Chair, Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director, and Non-Executive Directors on 30 June 2023:

 

 

Name of Director

No. of Shares Purchased

Price per Share*

Total Holding Following Notification

Sherry Coutu

1,152

£8.22

12,899

Alison Dolan

82

£8.22

82

Graeme Pitkethly

261

£8.22

10,995

Tim Score

2,962

£8.22

73,366

Annette Thomas

506

£8.22

3,303

Lincoln Wallen

480

£8.22

17,560

 

 

Name of Director

No. of ADRs Purchased

Price per ADR*

Total Holding Following Notification

Alex Hardiman

94

$10.45

94

Omid Kordestani

8,510

$10.45

49,045

Esther Lee

479

$10.45

2,738

 

* rounded to two decimal places.

 

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

Sherry Coutu

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive Director

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

Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price: £8.221274 per share

1,152

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 1,152 shares

Aggregated price: £9,470.91

e)

Date of the transaction

30 June 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 



 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Alison Dolan

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive Director

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

Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price: £8.221274 per share

82

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 82 shares

Aggregated price: £674.14

e)

Date of the transaction

30 June 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 

 

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Graeme Pitkethly

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive Director

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

Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price: £8.221274 per share

261

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 261 shares

Aggregated price: £2,145.75

e)

Date of the transaction

30 June 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 



 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Tim Score

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director

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

Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price: £8.221274 per share

2,962

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 2,962 shares

Aggregated price: £24,351.41

e)

Date of the transaction

30 June 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 



 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Annette Thomas

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive Director

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

Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price: £8.221274 per share

506

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 506 shares

Aggregated price: £4,159.96

e)

Date of the transaction

30 June 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)



 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Lincoln Wallen

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive Director

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

Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price: £8.221274 per share

480

 

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 480 shares

Aggregated price: £3,946.21

e)

Date of the transaction

30 June 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 



 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Alex Hardiman

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive Director

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) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc

ISIN: US7050151056

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price: $10.4531 per ADR

94

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 94 ADRs

Aggregated price: $982.59

e)

Date of the transaction

30 June 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)

 

 

 

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Omid Kordestani

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chair

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) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc

ISIN: US7050151056

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price: $10.4531 per ADR

8,510

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 8,510 ADRs

Aggregated price: $88,955.88

e)

Date of the transaction

30 June 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)



 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Esther Lee

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive Director

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) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc

ISIN: US7050151056

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Purchase price: $10.4531 per ADR

479

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

Aggregated volume: 479 ADRs

Aggregated price: $5,007.03

e)

Date of the transaction

30 June 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)

 

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