Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4232X
Pearson PLC
21 February 2017
 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



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

Pearson PLC

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Y

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

N

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

N

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

N

Other (please specify):

Regulatory

N

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

LINDSELL TRAIN LIMITED ( discretionary clients)

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

The BNY (OCS) Nominees

                                                 BNP Paribas

                                                NT Nominees

        State Street Nominees

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

20th February 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20th February 2017

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

5.035%



 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0006776081

Aggregate holdings from discretionary clients accounts

Below 5%

Below 5%

41,393,237

41,393,237

-

5.035%

-



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv

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

% of voting
rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nominal

Delta

N/A

N/A


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

41,393,237

5.035%



 

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

 

N/A


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:


N/A

14. Contact name:

Lauren Jorgensen

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7808 1210

 

Natalie Dale

Deputy Company Secretary

Pearson plc

 

21 February 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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