Pearson PLC — Regulatory Filings 2020

Sep 10, 2020

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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 2020

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 PDMRs' Interests

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 | Giovanni
Giovannelli | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | | |
| a) | Position/status | President, International | |
| 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 | Award of time-vesting shares under the Long-Term Incentive
Plan | |
| c) | Price(s) and
volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| | | Purchase
price: N/A | 223,182 |
| d) | Aggregated
information - Aggregated
volume -
Price | Aggregated
volume: 223,182 shares Aggregated
price: N/A | |
| e) | Date of the
transaction | 7 September
2020 | |
| f) | Place of the
transaction | N/A | |

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: 10
September 2020
By: /s/
NATALIE WHITE
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Natalie
White
Deputy
Company Secretary

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