Pearson : Directors' Shareholdings

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 Chair and Non-Executive Directors on 30 September 2019:

Name of Director	No. of Shares	Price per Share*	Total Holding
	Purchased		Following
			Notification
Elizabeth Corley	2,713	£7.36	19,394
Sherry Coutu	284	£7.36	2,852**
Vivienne Cox	292	£7.36	7,097
Graeme Pitkethly	285	£7.36	461
Tim Score	2,909	£7.36	34,589
Lincoln Wallen	531	£7.36	8,003

Name of Director	No. of ADRs	Price per ADR*	Total Holding
	Purchased		Following
			Notification
Joshua Lewis	436	$9.02	13,727
Linda Lorimer	557	$9.02	10,449
Michael Lynton	2,101	$9.02	6,305
Sidney Taurel	3,595	$9.02	99,409

• rounded to two decimal places.
• Ms Coutu's interest on appointment was 2,392 shares.

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	Initial notification
	/Amendment
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	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
	instrument, type of
	instrument	ISIN: GB0006776081
	Identification code
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: £7.3573	2,713
		per share
d)	Aggregated information	Aggregated volume: 2,713 shares
	- Aggregated volume	Aggregated price: £19,960.35
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	30 September 2019
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
	associated
a)	Name	Sherry Coutu
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director

b)	Initial notification	Initial notification
	/Amendment
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	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
	instrument, type of
	instrument	ISIN: GB0006776081
	Identification code
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: £7.3573	284
		per share
d)	Aggregated information	Aggregated volume: 284 shares
	- Aggregated volume	Aggregated price: £2,089.47
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	30 September 2019
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	Initial notification
	/Amendment
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	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
	instrument, type of
	instrument	ISIN: GB0006776081
	Identification code
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: £7.3573	292
		per share
d)	Aggregated information	Aggregated volume: 292 shares
	- Aggregated volume	Aggregated price: £2,148.33
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	30 September 2019
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)
1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
	associated
a)	Name	Graeme Pitkethly
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification	Initial notification
	/Amendment
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	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
	instrument, type of
	instrument	ISIN: GB0006776081
	Identification code
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: £7.3573	285
		per share
d)	Aggregated information	Aggregated volume: 285 shares
	- Aggregated volume	Aggregated price: £2,096.83
	- Price
e)	Date of the transaction	30 September 2019
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	Initial notification
	/Amendment
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	Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc
	instrument, type of
	instrument	ISIN: GB0006776081