Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
October 03 2016 - 10:37AM
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 October 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 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 30 September
2016 and notified to the Company on 30 September 2016:
-
Name of Director
|
No. of Shares Purchased
|
Percentage of Issued Stock
|
Price per Share
|
Total Holding Following Notification
|
Total Percentage Following Notification
|
Elizabeth Corley
|
685
|
0.00008%
|
£7.37
|
3,216
|
0.00039%
|
Vivienne Cox
|
289
|
0.00004%
|
£7.37
|
3,700
|
0.00045%
|
Harish Manwani
|
399
|
0.00005%
|
£7.37
|
3,682
|
0.00045%
|
Tim Score
|
2,064
|
0.00025%
|
£7.37
|
6,128
|
0.00075%
|
Lincoln Wallen
|
526
|
0.00006%
|
£7.37
|
1,428
|
0.00017%
|
Name of Director
|
No. of ADRs Purchased
|
Percentage of Issued Stock
|
Price per ADR
|
Total Holding Following Notification
|
Total Percentage Following Notification
|
Joshua Lewis
|
395
|
0.00005%
|
$9.89
|
8,814
|
0.00107%
|
Linda Lorimer
|
394
|
0.00005%
|
$9.89
|
3,743
|
0.00046%
|
The following notifications, made in accordance with the
requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, give further
detail.
Notification and public disclosure of
transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and
persons closely associated with them
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
a)
|
Name
|
Elizabeth Corley
|
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
|
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: £7.37 per share
|
685
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 685 shares
Aggregated price: £5,048.45
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
30 September 2016
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
a)
|
Name
|
Vivienne Cox
|
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
|
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: £7.37 per share
|
289
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 289 shares
Aggregated price: £2,129.93
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
30 September 2016
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
a)
|
Name
|
Harish Manwani
|
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
|
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: £7.37 per share
|
399
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 399 shares
Aggregated price: £2,940.63
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
30 September 2016
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
a)
|
Name
|
Tim Score
|
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
|
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: £7.37 per share
|
2,064
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 2,064 shares
Aggregated price: £15,211.68
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
30 September 2016
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
a)
|
Name
|
Lincoln Wallen
|
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
|
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: £7.37 per share
|
526
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 526 shares
Aggregated price: £3,876.62
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
30 September 2016
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
a)
|
Name
|
Joshua Lewis
|
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 shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors'
Share Purchase Plan
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
Purchase price: $
9.89
per ADR
|
395
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 395 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $3,906.55
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
30 September 2016
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
a)
|
Name
|
Linda Lorimer
|
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 shares arising from Company's Non-Executive Directors'
Share Purchase Plan
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
Purchase price: $
9.89
per ADR
|
394
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 394 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $3,896.66
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
30 September 2016
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
|
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: 03
October 2016
By:
/s/ NATALIE DALE
-----------------------
Natalie
Dale
Deputy
Company Secretary
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