Pearson PLC — Regulatory Filings 2017

Feb 21, 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 February 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

| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF
MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i — 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing
shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Pearson
PLC | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate
box or boxes): | | |
| An
acquisition or disposal of voting rights | | Y |
| An
acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which
may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which
voting rights are attached | | N |
| An
acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect
to qualifying financial instruments | | N |
| An
event changing the breakdown of voting rights | | N |
| Other
(please specify): | Regulatory | N |
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification
obligation: iii | LINDSELL
TRAIN LIMITED ( discretionary clients) | |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv | The BNY
(OCS) Nominees BNP Paribas NT Nominees State Street Nominees | |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is
crossed orreached: v | 20th
February 2017 | |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 20th
February 2017 | |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 5.035% | |

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type ofshares if
possible usingthe ISIN CODE	Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	NumberofShares	NumberofVotingRights	Numberof shares	Number of votingrights		% of voting rights x
			Direct	Direct xi	Indirect xii	Direct	Indirect
GB0006776081 Aggregate
holdings from discretionary clients accounts	Below
5%	Below
5%	41,393,237	41,393,237	-	5.035%	-
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financialinstrument	Expirationdate xiii	Exercise/Conversion Period xiv		Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument
isexercised/ converted.	% of votingrights
N/A	N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financialinstrument	Exercise price	Expiration date xvii	Exercise/Conversion period xviii	Number of voting rights instrument refers to		% of voting rights xix, xx
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		Nominal	Delta
						N/A	N/A
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights				Percentage of voting rights
41,393,237				5.035%

| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable: xxi | |
| --- | --- |
| N/A | |
| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto
hold: | N/A |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting
rights: | N/A |
| 13. Additional information: | N/A |
| 14. Contact name: | Lauren
Jorgensen |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020
7808 1210 |

Natalie Dale

Deputy Company Secretary

Pearson plc

21 February 2017

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: 21
February 2017
By: /s/
NATALIE DALE
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Natalie
Dale
Deputy
Company Secretary

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