<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001654954-20-004905.txt : 20200505
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20200505095946
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-20-004905
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200505
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200505
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200505

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PEARSON PLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000938323
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BOOKS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2731]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			X0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-16055
		FILM NUMBER:		20847261

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		80 STRAND
		CITY:			LONDON ENGLAND
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			WC2R 0RL
		BUSINESS PHONE:		442070102000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		80 STRAND
		CITY:			LONDON ENGLAND
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			WC2R 0RL
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PEARSON plc</font></div>
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On&#xA0;11</font><font style="color: #FF0000">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #000000">September 2017, the Company made a grant of
performance-related restricted shares to the Chief Executive under
the shareholder approved LTIP which vested on 1 May 2020. Under the
terms of the LTIP, the shares released on 1 May 2020 are based on
Pearson's performance over the three-year period from 2017 to 2019
and continued employment throughout the period to the vesting date.
Further, the Chief Executive is required to retain the shares
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The following table sets out the number of shares released to
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and notified to the Company on 4 May 2020. The LTIP rules require
that sufficient shares are sold to discharge the tax liability
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The following notification, made in accordance with the
requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, gives further
detail.</font></div>
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Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons
discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely
associated with them</font></div>
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1</font></div>
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Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">a)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Name</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">John
Fallon</font></div>
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2</font></div>
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Reason for the notification</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">a)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Position/status</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Chief
Executive</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">b)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Initial
notification /Amendment</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Initial
notification</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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3</font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">a)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Name</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Pearson
plc</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">b)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">LEI</font></div>
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<font style="color: #222222; background-color: #FFFFFF; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
2138004JBXWWJKIURC57</font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
4</font></div>
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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</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">a)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Description
of the financial instrument, type of instrument</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Identification
code</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
ISIN: GB0006776081</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">b)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Nature
of the transaction</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Allotment
of Ordinary shares following release of Long-Term Incentive Plan
award and Sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from
vesting of Long-Term Incentive Plan award</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">c)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Price(s)
and volume(s)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Allotment
of Ordinary Shares following release of Long-Term incentive Plan
award</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Sale of
shares to cover tax liabilities</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Volume:
93,533</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Price :
n/a</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Volume: 44,116</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Price: &#xA3;4.5356 per share</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">
Aggreg</font><font style="color: #000000">ated price:
&#xA3;200,092.53</font></font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
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<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">d)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Aggregated
information</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">-
Aggregated volume</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">-
Price</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Aggregated
volume: see 4 (c) above</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Aggregated
price: see 4 (c) above</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
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