Pearson PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding
October 01 2024 - 9:50AM
RNS Regulatory News
RNS Number : 5106G
Pearson PLC
01 October 2024
PEARSON PLC
(the
"Company")
Notification of Director and
PDMRs' Interests
Below are details of purchases (made
under the Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan)
of Pearson plc ordinary shares of 25p each and American Depositary
Receipts (ADRs) made on the London and New York Stock Exchanges on
behalf of the Company's Chair, Deputy Chair and Senior Independent
Director, and Non-Executive Directors on 30 September
2024:
|
Name of
Director
|
No. of Shares
Purchased
|
Price per
Share*
|
Total Holding Following
Notification
|
|
Sherry Coutu
|
922
|
£10.17
|
17,787
|
|
Alison Dolan
|
288
|
£10.17
|
1,450
|
|
Graeme Pitkethly
|
2,209
|
£10.17
|
15,497
|
|
Annette Thomas
|
370
|
£10.17
|
5,275
|
|
Name of
Director
|
No. of ADRs
Purchased
|
Price per
ADR*
|
Total Holding Following
Notification
|
|
Alex Hardiman
|
305
|
$13.59
|
1,867
|
|
Omid Kordestani
|
6,834
|
$13.59
|
86,086
|
|
Esther Lee
|
367
|
$13.59
|
4,773
|
* rounded to two decimal
places.
The following notifications, made in
accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation,
give further detail.
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
|
Sherry
Coutu
|
|
2
|
Reason for the
notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
Non-Executive Director
|
|
b)
|
Initial
notification /Amendment
|
Initial
notification
|
|
3
|
Details of the issuer,
emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Pearson
plc
|
|
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 financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in
Pearson plc
ISIN:
GB0006776081
|
|
b)
|
Nature of
the transaction
|
Purchase of
shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share
Purchase Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s)
and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
Purchase
price: £10.165 per
share
|
922
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated
information
-
Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
Aggregated
volume: 922 shares
Aggregated
price: £9,372.13
|
|
e)
|
Date of the
transaction
|
30
September 2024
|
|
f)
|
Place of
the transaction
|
London
Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
|
1
|
Details of the person
discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Alison
Dolan
|
|
2
|
Reason for the
notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
Non-Executive Director
|
|
b)
|
Initial
notification /Amendment
|
Initial
notification
|
|
3
|
Details of the issuer,
emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Pearson
plc
|
|
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 financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in
Pearson plc
ISIN:
GB0006776081
|
|
b)
|
Nature of
the transaction
|
Purchase of
shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share
Purchase Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s)
and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
Purchase
price: £10.165 per
share
|
288
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated
information
-
Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
Aggregated
volume: 288 shares
Aggregated
price: £2,927.52
|
|
e)
|
Date of the
transaction
|
30
September 2024
|
|
f)
|
Place of
the transaction
|
London
Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
|
1
|
Details of the person
discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Graeme
Pitkethly
|
|
2
|
Reason for the
notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
Deputy
Chair and Senior Independent Director
|
|
b)
|
Initial
notification /Amendment
|
Initial
notification
|
|
3
|
Details of the issuer,
emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Pearson
plc
|
|
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 financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in
Pearson plc
ISIN:
GB0006776081
|
|
b)
|
Nature of
the transaction
|
Purchase of
shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share
Purchase Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s)
and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
Purchase
price: £10.165 per
share
|
2,209
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated
information
-
Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
Aggregated
volume: 2,209 shares
Aggregated
price: £22,454.49
|
|
e)
|
Date of the
transaction
|
30
September 2024
|
|
f)
|
Place of
the transaction
|
London
Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
|
1
|
Details of the person
discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Annette
Thomas
|
|
2
|
Reason for the
notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
Non-Executive Director
|
|
b)
|
Initial
notification /Amendment
|
Initial
notification
|
|
3
|
Details of the issuer,
emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Pearson
plc
|
|
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 financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in
Pearson plc
ISIN:
GB0006776081
|
|
b)
|
Nature of
the transaction
|
Purchase of
shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share
Purchase Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s)
and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
Purchase
price: £10.165 per
share
|
370
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated
information
-
Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
Aggregated
volume: 370 shares
Aggregated
price: £3,761.05
|
|
e)
|
Date of the
transaction
|
30
September 2024
|
|
f)
|
Place of
the transaction
|
London
Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
|
1
|
Details of the person
discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Alex
Hardiman
|
|
2
|
Reason for the
notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
Non-Executive Director
|
|
b)
|
Initial
notification /Amendment
|
Initial
notification
|
|
3
|
Details of the issuer,
emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Pearson
plc
|
|
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 financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
American
Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one
ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc
ISIN:
US7050151056
|
|
b)
|
Nature of
the transaction
|
Purchase of
ADRs rising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase
Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s)
and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
Purchase
price: $13.59 per ADR
|
305
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated
information
-
Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
Aggregated
volume: 305 ADRs
Aggregated
price: $4,144.95
|
|
e)
|
Date of the
transaction
|
30
September 2024
|
|
f)
|
Place of
the transaction
|
New York
Stock Exchange (XNYS)
|
|
1
|
Details of the person
discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Omid
Kordestani
|
|
2
|
Reason for the
notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
Chair
|
|
b)
|
Initial
notification /Amendment
|
Initial
notification
|
|
3
|
Details of the issuer,
emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Pearson
plc
|
|
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 financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
American
Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one
ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc
ISIN:
US7050151056
|
|
b)
|
Nature of
the transaction
|
Purchase of
ADRs arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase
Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s)
and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
Purchase
price: $13.59 per ADR
|
6,834
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated
information
-
Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
Aggregated
volume: 6,834 ADRs
Aggregated
price: $92,874.06
|
|
e)
|
Date of the
transaction
|
30
September 2024
|
|
f)
|
Place of
the transaction
|
New York
Stock Exchange (XNYS)
|
|
1
|
Details of the person
discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Esther
Lee
|
|
2
|
Reason for the
notification
|
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
Non-Executive Director
|
|
b)
|
Initial
notification /Amendment
|
Initial
notification
|
|
3
|
Details of the issuer,
emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
|
|
a)
|
Name
|
Pearson
plc
|
|
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 financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
American
Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one
ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc
ISIN:
US7050151056
|
|
b)
|
Nature of
the transaction
|
Purchase of
ADRs arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase
Plan
|
|
c)
|
Price(s)
and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
Purchase
price: $13.59 per ADR
|
367
|
|
d)
|
Aggregated
information
-
Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
Aggregated
volume: 367 ADRs
Aggregated
price: $4,987.53
|
|
e)
|
Date of the
transaction
|
30
September 2024
|
|
f)
|
Place of
the transaction
|
New York
Stock Exchange (XNYS)
|
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