Director/PDMR Shareholding
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Pearson plc - (the "Company") Notification of PDMR Interests
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Tom ap Simon |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
President - Higher Education and Virtual Learning |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Pearson plc |
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b) |
LEI |
2138004JBXWWJKIURC57 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument |
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc |
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Identification code |
ISIN: US7050151056 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Release of ADRs settled on a net-of-tax basis, following release of share award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Volume: 48,219 Price: n/a
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
5 May 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Sharon Hague |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
President - English Language Learning |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Pearson plc |
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b) |
LEI |
2138004JBXWWJKIURC57 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
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Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc |
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Identification code |
ISIN: GB0006776081 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Release of ordinary shares following release of share award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share awards |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Release of ordinary shares following release of LTIP award |
Sale of ordinary shares to cover tax liability |
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Volume: 21,939 Price: n/a |
Volume: 10,315 Price: £11.2029 per share Aggregated price: £115,557.91 |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
5 May 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Arthur Valentine |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
President - Assessment & Qualifications |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Pearson plc |
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b) |
LEI |
2138004JBXWWJKIURC57 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
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American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc |
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Identification code |
ISIN: US7050151056 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Release of ADRs settled on a net-of-tax basis, following release of share award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Volume: 51,382 Price: n/a
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
5 May 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue |
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Vishaal Gupta |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
President - Enterprise Learning and Skills |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Pearson plc |
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b) |
LEI |
2138004JBXWWJKIURC57 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
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Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc |
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Identification code |
ISIN: GB0006776081 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Release of ordinary shares following release of share award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share awards |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Release of ordinary shares following release of LTIP award |
Sale of ordinary shares to cover tax liability |
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Volume: 96,425 Price: n/a |
Volume: 35,689
Price: £11.2877 per share
Aggregated price: £402,846.73 |
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
5 May 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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