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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20201005101645
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-20-010819
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20201005
FILED AS OF DATE:		20201005
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20201005

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:		201222580

	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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<DESCRIPTION>DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING
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Pearson plc - (the "Company") Notification of PDMR
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Initial
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plc</font></div>
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instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and
(iv) each place where transactions have been conducted</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 15px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Description of the
financial instrument, type of&#xA0;instrument</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Identification&#xA0;code</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 72%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Ordinary shares of
25 pence each in Pearson plc</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">ISIN:
GB0006776081</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; border-left: 0.5pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">b)</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 50px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Nature
of the transaction</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 72%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 10px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Allotment of
Ordinary shares following release of share award under the
Long-term Incentive Plan and sale of shares to cover tax
liabilities arising from the vesting share award</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; border-left: 0.5pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">c)</font></div>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 54px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Price(s) and
volume(s)</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 35%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 13px; 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>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 37%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 47px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Sale of
shares to cover tax liabilities</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 35%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Volume:
44,162</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Price :
n/a</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 37%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Volume:
20,830</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 47px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Price:
&#xA3;5.4834 per share</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 47px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Aggregated price:
&#xA3;114,219.22</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; border-left: 0.5pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">d)</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 56px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Aggregated
information</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: -12px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">-
Aggregated&#xA0;volume</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: -12px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">-
Price</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 72%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 171px; 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: 12px; margin-right: 171px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Aggregated price:
see 4 (c) above</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; border-left: 0.5pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">e)</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 59px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Date of
the transaction</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 72%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">1
October 2020</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; border-left: 0.5pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">f)</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 55px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Place
of the transaction</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 72%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">London
Stock Exchange (XLON)</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</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>
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font>
<div style="text-align: left">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="text-align: left; width: 100%; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px auto 0px 0px;">
<tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; border-left: 0.5pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 0.5pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">1</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 96%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-top: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Details
of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person
closely associated</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; border-left: 0.5pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">a)</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Name</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 72%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Anna
Vikstr&#xF6;m Persson</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; border-left: 0.5pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">2</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 96%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Reason
for the notification</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; border-left: 0.5pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">a)</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Position/status</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 72%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Chief
Human Resources Officer</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; border-left: 0.5pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">b)</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Initial
notification/Amendment</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 72%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Initial
notification</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; border-left: 0.5pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">3</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 96%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 61px; text-indent: 0px">
<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>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; border-left: 0.5pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">a)</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Name</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 72%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Pearson
plc</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; border-left: 0.5pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">b)</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">LEI</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 72%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #212121">2138004JBXWWJKI</font><font style="color: #212121">URC57</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; border-left: 0.5pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">4</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; width: 96%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 22px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">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>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; border-left: 0.5pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">a)</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 15px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Description of the
financial instrument, type of&#xA0;instrument</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Identification&#xA0;code</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 72%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Ordinary shares of
25 pence each in Pearson plc</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">ISIN:
GB0006776081</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; border-left: 0.5pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">b)</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 50px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Nature
of the transaction</font></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 72%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 11px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Allotment of
Ordinary shares following release of share award under the
Long-term Incentive Plan and sale of shares to cover tax
liabilities arising from the vesting share award</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; border-left: 0.5pt solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">c)</font></div>
</td>
<td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 24%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 54px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Price(s) and
volume(s)</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 35%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 23px; 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>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 37%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 47px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Sale of
shares to cover tax liabilities</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 35%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Volume:
32,378</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Price :
n/a</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 37%; border-left: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-right: 0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom: 2px solid #000000">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Volume:
15,272</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 47px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Price:
&#xA3;5.4834 per share</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 12px; margin-right: 47px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Aggregated price:
&#xA3;83,742.48</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Aggregated
information</font></div>
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Aggregated&#xA0;volume</font></div>
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Price</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Aggregated volume:
see 4 (c) above</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Aggregated price:
see 4 (c) above</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">e)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Date of
the transaction</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">1
October 2020</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">London
Stock Exchange (XLON)</font></div>
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NATALIE WHITE</font></div>
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