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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 October 2017
 
 
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 Chairman and Non-Executive Directors on 29 September 2017: -
 
 
Name of Director
No. of Shares Purchased
Price per Share
Total Holding Following Notification
Elizabeth Corley
1,111
£6.04
7,039
Vivienne Cox
346
£6.04
4,952
Harish Manwani
2,349
£6.04
11,993
Tim Score
2,610
£6.04
15,144
Lincoln Wallen
671
£6.04
3,873
 
 
Name of Director
No. of ADRs Purchased
Price per ADR
Total Holding Following Notification
Joshua Lewis
496
$8.16
10,606
Linda Lorimer
651
$8.16
6,415
Sidney Taurel
3,528
$8.16
75,632
 
 
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: £6.04
per share
1,111
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 1,111 shares
Aggregated price: £6,710.44
e)
Date of the transaction
29 September 2017
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: £6.04
per share
346
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 346 shares
Aggregated price: £2,089.84
e)
Date of the transaction
29 September 2017
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: £ 6.04  per share
2,349
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 2,349 shares
Aggregated price: £ 14,187.96
e)
Date of the transaction
29 September 2017
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: £ 6.04 per share
2,610
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 2,610 shares
Aggregated price: £ 15,764.40
e)
Date of the transaction
29 September 2017
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: £ 6.04
per share
671
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 671 shares
Aggregated price: £ 4,052.84
e)
Date of the transaction
29 September 2017
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: $8.16 per ADR
496
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 496 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $ 4,047.31
e)
Date of the transaction
29 September 2017
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: $8.16 per ADR
651
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 651 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $ 5,312.09
e)
Date of the transaction
29 September 2017
f)
Place of the transaction
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
 
 
 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Sidney Taurel
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chairman
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: $8.16 per ADR
3,528
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Aggregated volume: 3,528 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $ 28,788.13
e)
Date of the transaction
29 September 2017
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: 02 October 2017
 
 
By: /s/ NATALIE WHITE
 
 
 
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Natalie White
 
Deputy Company Secretary