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Pearson Plc
Pearson PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding
1st October 2024, 14:50
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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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