Pearson PLC — Regulatory Filings 2025

Jan 6, 2025

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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 January 2025

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 PDMR 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 | Omar
Abbosh | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Reason
for the notification | | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief
Executive 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 | Ordinary shares of
25 pence each in Pearson plc | |
| | Identification
code | ISIN:
GB0006776081 | |
| b) | Nature
of the transaction | Release
of ordinary shares following release of share award under the
Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) and sale of shares to
cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share
awards | |
| c) | Price(s) and
volume(s) | Release
of ordinary shares following release of LTIP award | Sale
of ordinary shares to cover tax liability |
| | | Volume:
462,842 Price:
n/a | Volume:
77,989 Price
per share: £12.963097 Aggregated price:
£1,010,978.97 |
| d) | Aggregated
information -
Aggregated volume -
Price | Aggregated volume:
see 4 (c) above Aggregated price:
see 4 (c) above | |
| e) | Date of
the transaction | 02
January 2025 | |
| 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: 06
January 2025
By: /s/
NATALIE WHITE
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Natalie
White
Deputy
Company Secretary