Transaction in Own Shares

Pearson PLC
23 October 2023
 

Transaction in Own Shares

 

Pearson plc (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Citigroup Global Markets Limited.

 

Date of purchase:                                                                                               23 October 2023

 

Aggregate number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased:                               436,000

 

Lowest price paid per share:                                                                                             895.40p

 

Highest price paid per share:                                                                                            905.40p

 

Average price paid per share:                                                                                           901.26p

 

The Company will cancel the purchased shares.

 

These share purchases form part of the Company's existing buy-back programme which is expected to be completed over the period from 21 September 2023 to 7 March 2024, details of which were announced on 20 September 2023.

 

The table below contains detailed information of the individual trades made by Citigroup Global Markets Limited as part of the buyback programme.


http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0251R_1-2023-10-23.pdf 


Schedule of Purchases

 

Shares purchased:          Pearson plc (ISIN: GB0006776081) 

 

Date of purchases:         23 October 2023

 

Investment firm:              Citigroup Global Markets Limited

 

Aggregate information:

 

Venue

Volume-weighted average price

Aggregated volume

Lowest price per share

Highest price per share

London Stock Exchange

901.01p

216,000

895.40p

905.40p

BATS Europe

901.52p

120,000

895.60p

905.40p

CHI-X Europe

901.48p

100,000

895.60p

905.40p

 

 

 

 

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