Transaction in Own Shares

Pearson PLC
29 April 2024
 

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:                                                                                                     26 April 2024

 

Aggregate number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased:                                   402,267

 

Lowest price paid per share:                                                                                             967.60p

 

Highest price paid per share:                                                                                            994.80p

 

Average price paid per share:                                                                                           981.94p

 

The Company will cancel the purchased shares.

 

These share purchases form part of the Company's existing buy-back programme, details of which were announced on 1 March 2024.

 

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/3008M_1-2024-4-26.pdf

 

Schedule of Purchases

 

Shares purchased:          Pearson plc (ISIN: GB0006776081) 

 

Date of purchases:         25 April 2024

 

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

982.26p

247,000

967.60p

994.80p

BATS Europe

982.04p

132,821

967.80p

992.00p

CHI-X Europe

977.81p

22,446

973.20p

981.00p

 

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