May 6, 2025 SOURCE: PR NewsWire
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
LONDON, May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
a)
Name
Tom ap Simon
2
Reason for the notification
a) Position/status President - Higher Education and Virtual Learning
b) Initial notification
Initial notification
/Amendment
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 American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc,
each ADR
financial represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson
instrument, plc
type of instrument
Identification code
ISIN: US7050151056
b) Nature of the Release of ADRs settled on a net-of-tax basis,
transaction following release of
share award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive
Plan (LTIP)
c) Price(s) and
volume(s)
Volume: 57,784
Price: n/a
d)
Aggregated
Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above
information Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e)
Date of the
1 May 2025
transaction
f) Place of the
Outside a trading venue
transaction
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
a)
Name
Sharon Hague
2
Reason for the notification
a) Position/status
President - English Language Learning
b) Initial
notification
Initial notification
/Amendment
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 Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
financial
instrument,
type of instrument
Identification
code
ISIN: GB0006776081
b) Nature of the Release of ordinary shares following release of share
award under the
transaction Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and sale of
shares to
cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share awards
c) Price(s) and Release of ordinary Sale of ordinary shares to
volume(s) shares following release cover tax liability
of LTIP award
Volume: 23,768
Volume: 11,173
Price: n/a Price: BPS11.7366 per share
Aggregated price: BPS131,133.03
d) Aggregated
Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above
information Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
- Aggregated
volume
- Price
e) Date of the
1 May 2025
transaction
f) Place of the
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
transaction
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
a)
Name
Sally Johnson
2
Reason for the notification
a) Position/status
Chief Financial Officer
b) Initial notification
Initial notification
/Amendment
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 Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
financial
instrument,
type of instrument
Identification code
ISIN: GB0006776081
b) Nature of the Release of ordinary shares following release of share
transaction award under
the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and
sale of shares
to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share
awards
c) Price(s) and Release of ordinary shares Sale of ordinary shares to
volume(s) following release of LTIP cover tax liability
award
Volume: 136,077
Volume: 63,957
Price: n/a Price: BPS11.7366
per share Aggregated
price: BPS750,637.73
d) Aggregated
Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above
information Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
- Aggregated volume
- Price
e) Date of the
1 May 2025
transaction
f) Place of the
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
transaction
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
a)
Name
Arthur Valentine
2
Reason for the notification
a) Position/status
President - Assessment & Qualifications
b) Initial
notification
Initial notification
/Amendment
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 American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each
ADR
financial
instrument, represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc
type of instrument
Identification code
ISIN: US7050151056
b) Nature of the Release of ADRs settled on a net-of-tax basis,
following release of
transaction share award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive
Plan (LTIP)
c) Price(s) and
Volume: 63,300
volume(s)
Price: n/a
d) Aggregated
Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above
information Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
- Aggregated
volume
- Price
e) Date of the
1 May 2025
transaction
f) Place of the
Outside a trading venue
transaction
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated
a)
Name
Vishaal Gupta
2
Reason for the notification
a) Position/status
President - Enterprise Learning and Skills
b) Initial
notification
Initial notification
/Amendment
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 Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
financial
instrument,
type of instrument
Identification
code
ISIN: GB0006776081
b) Nature of the Release of ordinary shares following release of share
award under the
transaction Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and sale of
shares to
cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share awards
c) Price(s) and Release of ordinary Sale of ordinary shares to
volume(s) shares following release cover tax liability
of LTIP award
Volume: 138,651
Volume: 50,318
Price: n/a Price: BPS11.7366 per share
Aggregated price: BPS590,562.24
d) Aggregated
Aggregated volume: see 4 (c) above
information Aggregated price: see 4 (c) above
- Aggregated
volume
- Price
e) Date of the
1 May 2025
transaction
f) Place of the
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
transaction
Media Contacts:
Laura Ewart - UK
Laura.ewart@pearson.com
Dan Nelson - US
Dan.nelson@pearson.com
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