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 October
2024
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 behalf of the
Company's Chair, Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director, and
Non-Executive Directors on 30 September 2024:
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Name of Director
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No. of Shares Purchased
|
Price per Share*
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Total Holding Following Notification
|
|
Sherry
Coutu
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922
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£10.17
|
17,787
|
|
Alison
Dolan
|
288
|
£10.17
|
1,450
|
|
Graeme
Pitkethly
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2,209
|
£10.17
|
15,497
|
|
Annette
Thomas
|
370
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£10.17
|
5,275
|
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Name of Director
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No. of ADRs Purchased
|
Price per ADR*
|
Total Holding Following Notification
|
|
Alex
Hardiman
|
305
|
$13.59
|
1,867
|
|
Omid
Kordestani
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6,834
|
$13.59
|
86,086
|
|
Esther
Lee
|
367
|
$13.59
|
4,773
|
* rounded to two decimal places.
The following notifications, made in accordance with the
requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, give further
detail.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons
discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely
associated with them.
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
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a)
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Name
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Sherry
Coutu
|
|
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2
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Reason for the notification
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||
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a)
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Position/status
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Non-Executive
Director
|
|
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b)
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Initial
notification /Amendment
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Initial
notification
|
|
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
|
||
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a)
|
Name
|
Pearson
plc
|
|
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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: £10.165 per
share
|
922
|
||
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d)
|
Aggregated
information
-
Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
Aggregated
volume: 922 shares
Aggregated
price: £9,372.13
|
|
|
e)
|
Date
of the transaction
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30
September 2024
|
|
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f)
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Place
of the transaction
|
London
Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
|
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1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
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a)
|
Name
|
Alison
Dolan
|
|
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
||
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a)
|
Position/status
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Non-Executive
Director
|
|
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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
|
|
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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: £10.165 per
share
|
288
|
||
|
d)
|
Aggregated
information
-
Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
Aggregated
volume: 288 shares
Aggregated
price: £2,927.52
|
|
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e)
|
Date
of the transaction
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30
September 2024
|
|
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f)
|
Place
of the transaction
|
London
Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
|
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
|
a)
|
Name
|
Graeme
Pitkethly
|
|
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2
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Reason for the notification
|
||
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
Deputy
Chair and Senior Independent Director
|
|
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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: £10.165 per
share
|
2,209
|
||
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d)
|
Aggregated
information
-
Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
Aggregated
volume: 2,209 shares
Aggregated
price: £22,454.49
|
|
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e)
|
Date
of the transaction
|
30
September 2024
|
|
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f)
|
Place
of the transaction
|
London
Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
|
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
|
a)
|
Name
|
Annette
Thomas
|
|
|
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
|
|
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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: £10.165 per
share
|
370
|
||
|
d)
|
Aggregated
information
-
Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
Aggregated
volume: 370 shares
Aggregated
price: £3,761.05
|
|
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e)
|
Date
of the transaction
|
30
September 2024
|
|
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f)
|
Place
of the transaction
|
London
Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
|
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
|
a)
|
Name
|
Alex
Hardiman
|
|
|
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
|
|
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b)
|
Nature
of the transaction
|
Purchase
of ADRs rising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share
Purchase Plan
|
|
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c)
|
Price(s)
and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
Purchase
price: $13.59 per ADR
|
305
|
||
|
d)
|
Aggregated
information
-
Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
Aggregated
volume: 305 ADRs
Aggregated
price: $4,144.95
|
|
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e)
|
Date
of the transaction
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30
September 2024
|
|
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f)
|
Place
of the transaction
|
New
York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
|
|
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
|
a)
|
Name
|
Omid
Kordestani
|
|
|
2
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Reason for the notification
|
||
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
Chair
|
|
|
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 ADRs arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share
Purchase Plan
|
|
|
c)
|
Price(s)
and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
Purchase
price: $13.59 per ADR
|
6,834
|
||
|
d)
|
Aggregated
information
-
Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
Aggregated
volume: 6,834 ADRs
Aggregated
price: $92,874.06
|
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e)
|
Date
of the transaction
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30
September 2024
|
|
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f)
|
Place
of the transaction
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New
York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
|
|
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
||
|
a)
|
Name
|
Esther
Lee
|
|
|
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 ADRs arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors' Share
Purchase Plan
|
|
|
c)
|
Price(s)
and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
Purchase
price: $13.59 per ADR
|
367
|
||
|
d)
|
Aggregated
information
-
Aggregated volume
-
Price
|
Aggregated
volume: 367 ADRs
Aggregated
price: $4,987.53
|
|
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e)
|
Date
of the transaction
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30
September 2024
|
|
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f)
|
Place
of the transaction
|
New
York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
|
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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.
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PEARSON
plc
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Date: 01
October 2024
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By: /s/
NATALIE WHITE
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------------------------------------
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Natalie
White
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Deputy
Company Secretary
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