Pearson PLC Holding(s) in Company (5382X)
February 22 2017 - 4:14AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMPSON TIDMSDR
RNS Number : 5382X
Pearson PLC
22 February 2017
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or Pearson PLC
the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which
voting rights are
attached: (ii)
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate
box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial
instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with
similar economic effect to qualifying financial
instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please Type 1 disclosure as per the Transparency X
specify): Directive II Regulation
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3. Full name of person(s) Schroders plc
subject to the
notification obligation:
(iii)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) Schroder Investment Management
(if different from 3.):(iv) Limited
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5. Date of the transaction 20.02.17
and date on
which the threshold is
crossed or
reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer 21.02.17
notified:
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are From 10%-11%
crossed or
reached: (vi, vii)
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
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Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the
of to the triggering triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
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Number Number Number Number of % of voting
of of of shares voting rights (x)
Shares Voting rights
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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GB0006776081 84,457,434 84,525,261 91,637,701 N/A 90,681,773 N/A 11.024%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting
financial date Conversion voting rights
instrument (xiii) Period (xiv) rights that
may be
acquired
if the
instrument
is
exercised/
converted.
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N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect
to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial price date Conversion rights instrument rights (xix,
instrument (xvii) period refers to xx)
(xviii)
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N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Nominal Delta
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N/A N/A
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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90,681,773 11.024%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the
voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
(xxi)
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Schroder Investment Management Limited 90,681,773 11.024%
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy
holder will cease
to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder
will cease to hold
voting rights:
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13. Additional information: This notification is being made
based on the legal entity position
crossing above 11%. Schroders Plc's
position remains as per the previous
disclosure dated 6(th) February
2017. The shares referred to in
section 9 are held in portfolios
managed by those firms on a discretionary
basis for clients under investment
management agreements. This disclosure
has been calculated based on issue
share capital amount 822,583,860.
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14. Contact name: Shaheen Hussain
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15. Contact telephone
number: +44 207 658 6000
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Natalie Dale
Deputy Company Secretary
Pearson plc
22 February 2017
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