Pearson PLC — Foreign Filer Report 2017

Apr 4, 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 April 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 (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 31 March 2017: -

Name of Director	No. of Shares Purchased	Percentage of Issued Stock	Price per Share	Total Holding Following Notification
Elizabeth Corley	1,047	0.00013%	£6.72	5,003
Vivienne Cox	341	0.00004%	£6.72	4,321
Harish Manwani	2,163	0.00026%	£6.72	7,556
Tim Score	2,264	0.00028%	£6.72	10,254
Lincoln Wallen	574	0.00007%	£6.72	2,477

Name of Director	No. of ADRs Purchased	Percentage of Issued Stock	Price per ADR	Total Holding Following Notification
Joshua Lewis	450	0.00005%	$8.39	9,664
Linda Lorimer	1,083	0.00013%	$8.39	5,182

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 | Elizabeth Corley | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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: £6.72 per share | 1,047 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregated volume: 1,047 shares Aggregated price: £7,035.84 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2017 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |

| 1 — a) | Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated — Name | Vivienne Cox | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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: £6.72 per share | 341 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregated volume: 341 shares Aggregated price: £2,291.52 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2017 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |

| 1 — a) | Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated — Name | Harish Manwani | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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: £6.72 per share | 2,163 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregated volume: 2,163 shares Aggregated price: £14,535.36 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2017 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |

| 1 — a) | Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated — Name | Tim Score | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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: £6.72 per share | 2,264 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregated volume: 2,264 shares Aggregated price: £15,214.08 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2017 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |

| 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 Non-Executive Directors'
Share Purchase Plan | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| | | Purchase price: £6.72 per share | 574 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregated volume: 574 shares Aggregated price: £3,857.28 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2017 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |

| 1 — a) | Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated — Name | Joshua Lewis | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors'
Share Purchase Plan | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| | | Purchase price: $8.39 per ADR | 450 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregated volume: 450 ADRs. Aggregated price: $3,775.50 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2017 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |

| 1 — a) | Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated — Name | Linda Lorimer | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors'
Share Purchase Plan | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| | | Purchase price: $8.39 per ADR | 1,083 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Aggregated volume: 1,083 ADRs. Aggregated price: $9,086.37 | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 31 March 2017 | |
| 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: 04
April 2017
By: /s/
NATALIE DALE
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Natalie
Dale
Deputy
Company Secretary

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