Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
September 27 2016 - 10:38AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 2016
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 Interests of Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibility (“PDMRs”)
Below
are details of an acquisition of American Depositary Receipts
(“ADRs”) following a reinvestment of dividend under the
Company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan in the USA on 21
September 2016, notified to the Company on 26 September 2016
(settlement date): -
|
Name of PDMR
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No. of ADRs Purchased
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Percentage of Issued Stock
|
Price per ADR
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Total Holding Following Notification
|
Total Percentage Following Notification
|
|
Melinda
Wolfe
|
922
|
0.00011%
|
$10.1992
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41,158
|
0.00501%
|
The following notification, made in accordance with the
requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further
detail.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons
discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely
associated with them
|
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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Melinda Wolfe
|
|
2
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Reason for the notification
|
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Human Resources Officer
|
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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)
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Name
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Pearson plc
|
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b)
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LEI
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2138004JBXWWJKIURC57
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4
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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
|
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of
instrument
Identification code
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American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc
(each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson
plc)
ISIN: US7050151056
|
|
b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Purchase of shares arising from Company’s Dividend
Reinvestment Plan
|
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
|
Purchase price: $
10.1992
per
ADR
|
922
|
|
d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 922 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $9403.6624
|
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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21 September 2016 (Purchase Date)
26 September 2016(Settlement Date)
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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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.
PEARSON
plc
Date: 27
September 2016
By: /s/
NATALIE DALE
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Natalie
Dale
Deputy
Company Secretary
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