Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3977H
Pearson PLC
30 November 2015
 

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:

Pearson plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

 

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.

 


 

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

 


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


 

Other (please specify):

 



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:

BlackRock, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):


 

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

 

26 November 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30 November 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:

 

Baseline notification required as a result of the

implementation of changes to the transparency directive;

BlackRock, Inc. shares and voting rights remain above the previously disclosed threshold of 5%



 

8. Notified details:

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

 

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares

GB0006776081

41,346,525

41,346,525

N/A

N/A

39,345,919

N/A

4.79%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

 

Expiration
date

 

Exercise/
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

 

% of voting
rights

Securities Lending



2,814,323

0.34%


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of financial
instrument

 

 

Exercise price

 

Expiration date

 

Exercise/
Conversion period

 

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

 

% of voting rights

 

CFD




41,273

Nominal

Delta

0.00%

0.00%

 

 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

42,201,515

5.13%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

See Annex


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

N/A


 


13. Additional information:

BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

14. Contact name:

Gareth Slade

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7743 3650

 

 

Stephen Jones

Deputy Company Secretary

Pearson plc

 

30 November 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annex

Name

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC




BlackRock Canada Holdings LP




BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC




BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited








BlackRock, Inc.




Trident Merger, LLC




BlackRock Investment Management, LLC








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Group Limited




BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Group Limited




BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC




BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC




BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.




BlackRock Fund Advisors




BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Group Limited




BlackRock International Limited








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.




BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC




BlackRock HK Holdco Limited




BlackRock Cayco Limited




BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited




BlackRock Japan Holdings GK




BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC




BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC




BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.




BlackRock Fund Advisors








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Group Limited




BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited




BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.




BlackRock (Singapore) Limited








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.




BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.




BlackRock Advisors, LLC








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock Group Limited




BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.








BlackRock, Inc.




BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.




BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.




BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.




BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.




BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.




BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC




BlackRock HK Holdco Limited




BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited








 


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