Pearson PLC — Director's Dealing 2024

Jul 17, 2024

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K/A

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

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

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of July 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")

The following amendment has been made to the 'Notification of PDMR Interests' announcement released on 03/05/2024.

The volume of ADRs released for Arthur Valentine (4c) has been corrected. It was previously announced that 31,640 ADRs were released, the corrected figure is 29,127 ADRs.

All other details remain unchanged. The full amendment text is shown below.

Notification of PDMR Interests

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 | Tom
ap Simon |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | President
- Higher Education and Virtual Learning |
| 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 | American
Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one
ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc |
| | Identification
code | ISIN:
US7050151056 |
| b) | Nature
of the transaction | Release
of ADRs settled on a net-of-tax basis, following release of share
award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan
(LTIP) |
| c) | Price(s)
and volume(s) | Volume:
52,704 Price:
n/a |
| d) | Aggregated
information -
Aggregated volume -
Price | Aggregated
volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated
price: see 4 (c) above |
| e) | Date
of the transaction | 1
May 2024 |
| f) | Place
of the transaction | Outside
a trading venue |

| 1 — a) | Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated — Name | Giovanni
Giovannelli | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | | |
| a) | Position/status | President
- English Language Learning | |
| 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 | Ordinary
shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc | |
| | Identification
code | ISIN:
GB0006776081 | |
| b) | Nature
of the transaction | 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 | |
| c) | Price(s)
and volume(s) | Release
of ordinary shares following release of LTIP award | Sale
of ordinary shares to cover tax liability |
| | | Volume:
157,241 Price:
n/a | Volume:
31,206 Price:
£9.706565 per share Aggregated price:
£302,903.07 |
| d) | Aggregated
information -
Aggregated volume -
Price | Aggregated
volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated
price: see 4 (c) above | |
| e) | Date
of the transaction | 1
May 2024 | |
| f) | Place
of the transaction | London
Stock Exchange (XLON) | |

| 1 — a) | Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated — Name | Sally
Johnson | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief
Financial Officer | |
| 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 | Ordinary
shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc | |
| | Identification
code | ISIN:
GB0006776081 | |
| b) | Nature
of the transaction | 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 | |
| c) | Price(s)
and volume(s) | Release
of ordinary shares following release of LTIP award | Sale
of ordinary shares to cover tax liability |
| | | Volume:
141,930 Price:
n/a | Volume:
66,708 Price:
£9.706565 per share Aggregated price:
£647,505.54 |
| d) | Aggregated
information -
Aggregated volume -
Price | Aggregated
volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated
price: see 4 (c) above | |
| e) | Date
of the transaction | 1
May 2024 | |
| f) | Place
of the transaction | London
Stock Exchange (XLON) | |

| 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/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 | American
Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one
ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc |
| | Identification
code | ISIN:
US7050151056 |
| b) | Nature
of the transaction | Release
of ADRs settled on a net-of-tax basis, following release of share
award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan
(LTIP) |
| c) | Price(s)
and volume(s) | Volume:
29,127 Price:
n/a |
| d) | Aggregated
information -
Aggregated volume -
Price | Aggregated
volume: see 4 (c) above Aggregated
price: see 4 (c) above |
| e) | Date
of the transaction | 1
May 2024 |
| f) | Place
of the transaction | Outside
a trading venue |

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: 17
July 2024
By: /s/
NATALIE WHITE
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Natalie
White
Deputy
Company Secretary