12th Apr 2006 10:27
Pearson PLC12 April 2006 Pearson plc - Notification of Directors' Interests Pearson operates the Annual Bonus Share Matching Plan (the "Plan") wherebyexecutive directors and certain senior executives are able to elect to investtheir annual bonus in ordinary shares of the Company ("Shares"). The participantis then entitled to receive, after tax thereon, one additional Share free ofcharge for every Share left in trust for five years (or half that number ofadditional Shares after three years). Entitlement to the additional Shares isdependent on Pearson satisfying a corporate performance target and will normallybe lost if the participant leaves Pearson's employment. The director named below has informed the Company on 12 April 2006 that theyhave purchased Shares in order to participate in the Plan in respect of theirannual bonus for 2005. Director Shares Purchase Resultant Percentage Purchased Price Holding Holding R A Fairhead 9,661 £7.762388 52,870 0.00657% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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