Pearson PLC — Regulatory Filings 2017

Feb 9, 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 | |
| --- | --- |
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes): | |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X |
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments
which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to
which voting rights are attached | |
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic
effect to qualifying financial instruments | |
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
| Other (please specify): | |
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification
obligation: iii | BlackRock, Inc. |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv | |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is
crossed orreached: v | 7 February, 2017 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 8 February, 2017 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi,
vii | Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock,
Inc. has
gone below 5% |

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	41,683,989	41,683,989	N/A	N/A	40,771,533	N/A	4.95%
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
Securities Lending	N/A	N/A		16,151,724		1.96%
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
CFD	N/A	N/A	N/A	579,703	Nominal		Delta
					0.07%		0.07%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights				Percentage of voting rights
57,502,960				6.99%

| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable: xxi | |
| --- | --- |
| See Annex 1 | |
| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to
hold: | |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting
rights: | |
| 13. Additional information: | BlackRock
Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team |
| 14. Contact name: | Marc-Oliver Lesch |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7743 3650 |

Natalie Dale

Deputy Company Secretary

Pearson plc

9 February 2017

Annex 1

Name
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
BlackRock Fund Advisors
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National
Association
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC
BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.
BlackRock Fund Advisors
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC
BlackRock Canada Holdings LP
BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.
BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
BlackRock Cayco Limited
BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited
BlackRock Japan Holdings GK
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
BlackRock, Inc.
Trident Merger, LLC
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock International Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.
BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

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

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