Pearson PLC — Regulatory Filings 2016

Sep 19, 2016

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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 September 2016

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 of ordinary shares of 25p each, made under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP"), on the London Stock Exchange on 16 September 2016 and notified to the Company on 19 September 2016: -

| Name of
Director/PDMR | No. of
Shares Purchased | Percentage
of Issued Stock | Price
per Share | Total
Holding Following Notification | Total
Percentage Following Notification |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lincoln
Wallen | 20 | 0.00000% | £7.849 | 902 | 0.00011% |
| Roderick
Bristow | 1064 | 0.00013% | £7.849 | 48,290 | 0.00587% |
| Michael
Barber | 729 | 0.00009% | £7.849 | 32,840 | 0.00399% |
| Albert
Hitchcock | 870 | 0.00011% | £7.849 | 39,189 | 0.00477% |

The following notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU 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 | Lincoln
Wallen | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 Dividend Reinvestment Plan
("DRIP") | |
| c) | Price(s)
and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| | | Purchase
price: £7.849 per share | 20 |
| d) | Aggregated
information -
Aggregated volume -
Price | Aggregated
volume: 20 shares Aggregated
price: £156.98 | |
| e) | Date of
the transaction | 16
September 2016 | |
| f) | Place
of the transaction | London
Stock Exchange (XLON) | |

| 1 — a) | Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated — Name | Roderick
Bristow | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | | |
| a) | Position/status | President,
Core Markets | |
| 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 Dividend Reinvestment Plan
("DRIP") | |
| c) | Price(s)
and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| | | Purchase
price: £7.849 per share | 1064 |
| d) | Aggregated
information -
Aggregated volume -
Price | Aggregated
volume: 1064 shares Aggregated
price: £8351.336 | |
| e) | Date of
the transaction | 16
September 2016 | |
| f) | Place
of the transaction | London
Stock Exchange (XLON) | |

| 1 — a) | Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated — Name | Michael
Barber | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief
Education Advisor | |
| 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 Dividend Reinvestment Plan
("DRIP") | |
| c) | Price(s)
and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| | | Purchase
price: £7.849 per share | 729 |
| d) | Aggregated
information -
Aggregated volume -
Price | Aggregated
volume: 729 shares Aggregated
price: £5721.921 | |
| e) | Date of
the transaction | 16
September 2016 | |
| f) | Place
of the transaction | London
Stock Exchange (XLON) | |

| 1 — a) | Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated — Name | Albert
Hitchcock | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief
Technology and Operations 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 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 Dividend Reinvestment Plan
("DRIP") | |
| c) | Price(s)
and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| | | Purchase
price: £7.849 per share | 870 |
| d) | Aggregated
information -
Aggregated volume -
Price | Aggregated
volume: 870 shares Aggregated
price: £6828.63 | |
| e) | Date of
the transaction | 16
September 2016 | |
| f) | Place
of the transaction | London
Stock Exchange (XLON) | |

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.

PEARSON plc

Date: 19 September 2016

By: /s/ NATALIE DALE

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Natalie Dale

Deputy Company Secretary

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