Pearson PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (7214U)
April 07 2021 - 9:12AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMPSON
RNS Number : 7214U
Pearson PLC
07 April 2021
Pearson plc - (the "Company")
Notification of PDMR's Interests
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons
discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely
associated with them
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
a) Name Timothy Bozik
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status President - Higher Education
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b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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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 Ordinary shares of 25 pence each American Depositary
financial instrument, in Pearson plc Receipts (ADRs),
type of instrument each representing
one ordinary share
of 25 pence, in
Pearson plc
Identification code ISIN: GB0006776081 ISIN: US7050151056
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b) Nature of the transaction Allotment of ordinary shares following release
of share award under the Company's Management Incentive
Plan (MIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities
arising from vesting share awards
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Allotment of ordinary Sale of ordinary Conversion of residual
shares following shares to cover ordinary shares
release of MIP tax liability to ADRs
award
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Volume: 128,583 Volume: 62,358 Volume: 66,225
Price : n/a Price: GBP7.79034 Price: n/a
per share
Aggregated price:
GBP485,790
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d) Aggregated information Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price:
* Aggregated volume see 4 (c) above
* Price
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e) Date of the transaction 31 March 2021
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f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON) New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE)
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1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
a) Name Roderick Bristow
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status President, Pearson UK & Global Online Learning
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b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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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 Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
financial instrument,
type of instrument
Identification code ISIN: GB0006776081
-------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
b) Nature of the transaction Allotment of ordinary shares following release
of share award under the Company's Management Incentive
Plan (MIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities
arising from vesting share awards
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c) Price(s) and volume(s) Allotment of ordinary Sale of shares to cover
shares following release tax liability
of MIP award
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Volume: 93,928 Volume: 44,280
Price : n/a Price: GBP7.79034 per share
Aggregated price: GBP344,956
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d) Aggregated information Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price:
* Aggregated volume see 4 (c) above
* Price
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e) Date of the transaction 31 March 2021
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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
a) Name Giovanni Giovannelli
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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 Initial notification
/Amendment
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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 Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
financial instrument,
type of instrument
Identification code ISIN: GB0006776081
-------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
b) Nature of the transaction Allotment of ordinary shares following release
of share award under the Company's Management Incentive
Plan (MIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities
arising from vesting share awards
-------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Allotment of ordinary Sale of shares to cover
shares following release tax liability
of MIP award
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Volume: 119,606 Volume: 20,516
Price : n/a Price: GBP7.79034 per share
Aggregated price: GBP159,827
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d) Aggregated information Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price:
* Aggregated volume see 4 (c) above
* Price
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e) Date of the transaction 31 March 2021
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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
a) Name Cinthia Nespoli
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Chief Legal Officer
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b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Description of the Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
financial instrument,
type of instrument
Identification code ISIN: GB0006776081
-------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
b) Nature of the transaction Allotment of ordinary shares following release
of share award under the Company's Management Incentive
Plan (MIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities
arising from vesting share awards
-------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Allotment of ordinary Sale of shares to cover
shares following release tax liability
of MIP award
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Volume: 6,268 Volume: 635
Price : n/a Price: GBP7.79034 per share
Aggregated price: GBP4,947
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d) Aggregated information Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price:
* Aggregated volume see 4 (c) above
* Price
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e) Date of the transaction 31 March 2021
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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
a) Name Albert Hitchcock
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Head of Telecom and Technology Partnerships
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b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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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
-------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Description of the Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
financial instrument,
type of instrument
Identification code ISIN: GB0006776081
-------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
b) Nature of the transaction Allotment of ordinary shares following release
of share award under the Company's Management Incentive
Plan (MIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities
arising from vesting share awards
-------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Allotment of ordinary Sale of shares to cover
shares following release tax liability
of MIP award
-------------------------- --------------------------- ------------------------------
Volume: 113,787 Volume: 53,642
Price : n/a Price: GBP7.79034 per share
Aggregated price: GBP417,889
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d) Aggregated information Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price:
* Aggregated volume see 4 (c) above
* Price
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e) Date of the transaction 31 March 2021
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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
a) Name Sally Johnson
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Chief Financial Officer
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b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Description of the Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
financial instrument,
type of instrument
Identification code ISIN: GB0006776081
-------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
b) Nature of the transaction Allotment of ordinary shares following release
of share award under the Company's Management Incentive
Plan (MIP) and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities
arising from vesting share awards
-------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Allotment of ordinary Sale of shares to cover
shares following release tax liability
of MIP award
-------------------------- --------------------------- ------------------------------
Volume: 15,283 Volume: 7,205
Price : n/a Price: GBP7.79034 per share
Aggregated price: GBP56,129
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d) Aggregated information Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price:
* Aggregated volume see 4 (c) above
* Price
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e) Date of the transaction 31 March 2021
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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
a) Name Robert Whelan
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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 Initial notification
/Amendment
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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
-------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Description of the Ordinary shares of 25 pence each American Depositary
financial instrument, in Pearson plc Receipts (ADRs),
type of instrument each representing
one ordinary share
of 25 pence, in
Pearson plc
Identification code ISIN: GB0006776081 ISIN: US7050151056
-------------------------- --------------------------------------------- -----------------------
b) Nature of the transaction Allotment of ordinary shares following release
of share award under the Company's Management Incentive
Plan (MIP) and sale of shares
-------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Allotment of ordinary Sale of ordinary Conversion of residual
shares following shares ordinary shares
release of MIP to ADRs
award
-------------------------- ---------------------- ------------------- -------------------------
Volume: 98,774 Volume: 80,899 Volume: 17,875
Price : n/a Price: GBP7.79034 Price: n/a
per share
Aggregated price:
GBP630,231
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d) Aggregated information Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated price:
* Aggregated volume see 4 (c) above
* Price
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e) Date of the transaction 31 March 2021
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f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange (XLON) New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE)
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