Pearson : Form 20-F X Form 40-F (Form 6-K)

Form 20-F X Form 40-F

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Pearson plc - (the 'Company')

Notification of PDMRs' Interests

The following notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, give details of purchases made under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ('DRIP').

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	Tom ap Simon
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	President - Virtual Learning
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), each representing one ordinary share of 25 pence, in Pearson plc ISIN: US7050151056
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of ADRs arising from Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ('DRIP')
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
(i) $12.1508 per ADR (ii) $11.959 per ADR	(i) 459.577970 ADRs (ii) 55.71202 ADRs
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 515.28999 Aggregated price: $6,250.50
e)	Date of the transaction	(i) 12 May 2021 (ii) 17 May 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Giovanni Giovannelli
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	President - English Language Learning
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 Dividend Reinvestment Plan ('DRIP')
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
£8.5705 per share	658
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 658 shares Aggregated price: £5,639.389
e)	Date of the transaction	14 May 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)