Pearson PLC — Foreign Filer Report 2017

Sep 18, 2017

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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 2017

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 15 September 2017 and notified to the Company on 15 September 2017: -

| Name of
Director/PDMR | No. of
Shares Purchased | Price
per Share | Total
Holding Following Notification |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lincoln
Wallen | 27 | £5.806357 | 3,202 |
| Roderick
Bristow | 457 | £5.806357 | 54,173 |
| Albert
Hitchcock | 521 | £5.806357 | 61,661 |

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: £5.806357 per share | 27 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregated volume: 27 shares Aggregated price: £ 156.771639 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 15 September 2017 | |
| 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: £5.806357 per share | 457 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregated volume: 457 shares Aggregated price: £2653.505149 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 15 September 2017 | |
| 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: £5.806357 per share | 521 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregated volume: 521 shares Aggregated price: £ 3025.111997 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 15 September 2017 | |
| 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.

Date: 18
September 2017
By: /s/
NATALIE DALE
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Natalie
Dale
Deputy
Company Secretary

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