Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
LONDON, May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Tom ap Simon
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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President – Higher Education and Virtual Learning
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b)
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Initial notification
/Amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform,
auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Pearson plc
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b)
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LEI
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2138004JBXWWJKIURC57
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4
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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)
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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
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ISIN: US7050151056
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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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)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Volume: 57,784
Price: n/a
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d)
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Aggregated
information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above
Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
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e)
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Date of the
transaction
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1 May 2025
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f)
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Place of the
transaction
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Outside a trading venue
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Sharon Hague
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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President – English Language Learning
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b)
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Initial notification
/Amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform,
auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Pearson plc
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b)
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LEI
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2138004JBXWWJKIURC57
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4
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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)
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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
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ISIN: GB0006776081
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b)
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Nature of the
transaction
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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)
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Price(s) and
volume(s)
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Release of ordinary
shares following release
of LTIP award
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Sale of ordinary shares to
cover tax liability
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Volume: 23,768
Price: n/a
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Volume: 11,173
Price: £11.7366 per share
Aggregated price: £131,133.03
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d)
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Aggregated
information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above
Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
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e)
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Date of the
transaction
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1 May 2025
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f)
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Place of the
transaction
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London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Sally Johnson
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Financial Officer
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b)
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Initial notification
/Amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform,
auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Pearson plc
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b)
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LEI
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2138004JBXWWJKIURC57
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4
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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)
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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
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ISIN: GB0006776081
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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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)
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Price(s) and
volume(s)
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Release of ordinary shares
following release of LTIP
award
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Sale of ordinary shares to
cover tax liability
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Volume: 136,077
Price: n/a
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Volume: 63,957
Price: £11.7366
per share Aggregated
price: £750,637.73
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d)
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Aggregated
information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above
Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
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e)
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Date of the
transaction
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1 May 2025
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f)
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Place of the
transaction
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London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Arthur Valentine
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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President – Assessment & Qualifications
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b)
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Initial notification
/Amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform,
auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Pearson plc
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b)
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LEI
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2138004JBXWWJKIURC57
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4
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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
|
|
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
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ISIN: US7050151056
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b)
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Nature of the
transaction
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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)
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Price(s) and
volume(s)
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Volume: 63,300
Price: n/a
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d)
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Aggregated
information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above
Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
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e)
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Date of the
transaction
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1 May 2025
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f)
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Place of the
transaction
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Outside a trading venue
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Vishaal Gupta
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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President – Enterprise Learning and Skills
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b)
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Initial notification
/Amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform,
auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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Pearson plc
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b)
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LEI
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2138004JBXWWJKIURC57
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4
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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
|
|
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
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ISIN: GB0006776081
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b)
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Nature of the
transaction
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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)
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Price(s) and
volume(s)
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Release of ordinary
shares following release
of LTIP award
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Sale of ordinary shares to
cover tax liability
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Volume: 138,651
Price: n/a
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Volume: 50,318
Price: £11.7366 per share
Aggregated price: £590,562.24
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d)
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Aggregated
information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above
Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
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e)
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Date of the
transaction
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1 May 2025
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f)
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Place of the
transaction
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London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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Media Contacts:
Laura Ewart - UK
Laura.ewart@pearson.com
Dan Nelson - US
Dan.nelson@pearson.com
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