Pearson PLC — Director's Dealing 2024

Oct 1, 2024

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of October 2024

PEARSON plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

N/A

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

80 Strand

London, England WC2R 0RL

44-20-7010-2000

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual reports

under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F X Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by furnishing the information

contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the

Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Yes No X

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 — a) | Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated — 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 — a) | Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated — 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 — a) | Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated — 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 — a) | Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated — 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 — a) | Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated — 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 — a) | Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated — 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 — a) | Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated — 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) | |

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: 01
October 2024
By: /s/
NATALIE WHITE
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Natalie
White
Deputy
Company Secretary