27th Sep 2005 11:09
Pearson PLC27 September 2005 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONSDISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification requiredby DR 3.14R(1).(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to theshares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating theshares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and17 to 24.(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrumentrelating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should completeboxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters. +----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|1. |Name of the issuer |2. |State whether the notification || |PEARSON PLC | |relates to (i) a transaction || | | |notified in accordance with DR || | | |3.1.4R(1)(a) |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+| | | |(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a || | | |disclosure made in accordance || | | |with section 324 (as extended by || | | |section 328) of the Companies Act|| | | |1985; or |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+| | | |(iii) both (i) and (ii) || | | |BOTH (i) AND (ii) |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|3. |Name of person discharging |4. |State whether notification || |managerial responsibilities| |relates to a person connected || |/director | |with a person discharging || |DAVID BELL | |managerial responsibilities/ || | | |director named in 3 and identify || | | |the connected person || | | |N/A |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|5. |Indicate whether the |6 |Description of shares (including || |notification is in respect | |class), debentures or derivatives|| |of a holding of the person | |or financial instruments relating|| |referred to in 3 or 4 above| |to shares || |or in respect of a | |ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH || |non-beneficial interest1 | | || |HOLDING | | |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|7. |Name of registered |8. |State the nature of the || |shareholder(s) and, if more| |transaction || |than one, the number of | |PURCHASE OF SHARES THROUGH THE || |shares held by each of them| |DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN || |DAVID BELL | | |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|9 |Number of shares, |10. |Percentage of issued class || |debentures or financial | |acquired (treasury shares of that|| |instruments relating to | |class should not be taken into || |shares acquired | |account when calculating || |1,463 SHARES | |percentage) || | | |0.00018% |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|11. |Number of shares, |12. |Percentage of issued class || |debentures or financial | |disposed (treasury shares of that|| |instruments relating to | |class should not be taken into || |shares disposed N/A | |account when calculating || | | |percentage) N/A |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|13. |Price per share or value of|14. |Date and place of transaction || |transaction | |23 SEPTEMBER 2005 || |£6.543329 | |LLOYDSTSB REGISTRARS |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|15. |Total holding following |16. |Date issuer informed of || |notification and total | |transaction || |percentage holding | |26 SEPTEMBER 2005 || |following notification (any| | || |treasury shares should not | | || |be taken into account when | | || |calculating percentage) | | || |103,158 0.08345% | | |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options bythe issuer complete the following boxes+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+|17. |Date of grant |18. |Period during which or date on || |N/A | |which it can be exercised || | | |N/A |+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+|19. |Total amount paid (if any)|20. |Description of shares or || |for grant of the option | |debentures involved (class and || |N/A | |number) || | | |N/A |+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+|21. |Exercise price (if fixed |22. |Total number of shares or || |at time of grant) or | |debentures over which options || |indication that price is | |held following notification || |to be fixed at the time of| |N/A || |exercise | | || |N/A | | |+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+|23. |Any additional information|24. |Name of contact and telephone || |N/A | |number for queries: JENNIFER || | | |BURTON, ASSISTANT COMPANY || | | |SECRETARY, 020 7010 2256 |+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------+|Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible ||for making notification ||JENNIFER BURTON ||ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY ||___________________________________________________________ |+---------------------------------------------------------------------+|Date of notification ___27 SEPTEMBER 2005 ||________________________________________ |+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|1. |Name of the issuer |2. |State whether the notification || |PEARSON PLC | |relates to (i) a transaction || | | |notified in accordance with DR || | | |3.1.4R(1)(a) |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+| | | |(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a || | | |disclosure made in accordance || | | |with section 324 (as extended by || | | |section 328) of the Companies Act|| | | |1985; or |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+| | | |(iv) both (i) and (ii) || | | |BOTH (i) AND (ii) |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|3. |Name of person discharging |4. |State whether notification || |managerial responsibilities| |relates to a person connected || |/director | |with a person discharging || |DENNIS STEVENSON | |managerial responsibilities/ || | | |director named in 3 and identify || | | |the connected person || | | |N/A |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|5. |Indicate whether the |6 |Description of shares (including || |notification is in respect | |class), debentures or derivatives|| |of a holding of the person | |or financial instruments relating|| |referred to in 3 or 4 above| |to shares || |or in respect of a | |ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH || |non-beneficial interest1 | | || |HOLDING | | |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|7. |Name of registered |8. |State the nature of the || |shareholder(s) and, if more| |transaction || |than one, the number of | |PURCHASE OF SHARES THROUGH THE || |shares held by each of them| |DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN || |DENNIS STEVENSON | | |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|9 |Number of shares, |10. |Percentage of issued class || |debentures or financial | |acquired (treasury shares of that|| |instruments relating to | |class should not be taken into || |shares acquired | |account when calculating || |1,596 SHARES | |percentage) || | | |0.00020% |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|11. |Number of shares, |12. |Percentage of issued class || |debentures or financial | |disposed (treasury shares of that|| |instruments relating to | |class should not be taken into || |shares disposed N/A | |account when calculating || | | |percentage) N/A |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|13. |Price per share or value of|14. |Date and place of transaction || |transaction | |23 SEPTEMBER 2005 || |£6.543329 | |LLOYDSTSB REGISTRARS |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|15. |Total holding following |16. |Date issuer informed of || |notification and total | |transaction || |percentage holding | |26 SEPTEMBER 2005 || |following notification (any| | || |treasury shares should not | | || |be taken into account when | | || |calculating percentage) | | || |173,390 0.02157% | | |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options bythe issuer complete the following boxes+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+|17. |Date of grant |18. |Period during which or date on || |N/A | |which it can be exercised || | | |N/A |+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+|19. |Total amount paid (if any)|20. |Description of shares or || |for grant of the option | |debentures involved (class and || |N/A | |number) || | | |N/A |+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+|21. |Exercise price (if fixed |22. |Total number of shares or || |at time of grant) or | |debentures over which options || |indication that price is | |held following notification || |to be fixed at the time of| |N/A || |exercise | | || |N/A | | |+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+|23. |Any additional information|24. |Name of contact and telephone || |N/A | |number for queries: JENNIFER || | | |BURTON, ASSISTANT COMPANY || | | |SECRETARY, 020 7010 2256 |+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------+|Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible ||for making notification ||JENNIFER BURTON ||ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY ||___________________________________________________________ |+---------------------------------------------------------------------+|Date of notification ___27 SEPTEMBER 2005 ||________________________________________ |+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|1. |Name of the issuer |2. |State whether the notification || |PEARSON PLC | |relates to (i) a transaction || | | |notified in accordance with DR || | | |3.1.4R(1)(a) |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+| | | |(ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a || | | |disclosure made in accordance || | | |with section 324 (as extended by || | | |section 328) of the Companies Act|| | | |1985; or |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+| | | |(v) both (i) and (ii) || | | |BOTH (i) AND (ii) |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|3. |Name of person discharging |4. |State whether notification || |managerial responsibilities| |relates to a person connected || |/director | |with a person discharging || |JOHN MAKINSON | |managerial responsibilities/ || | | |director named in 3 and identify || | | |the connected person || | | |N/A |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|5. |Indicate whether the |6 |Description of shares (including || |notification is in respect | |class), debentures or derivatives|| |of a holding of the person | |or financial instruments relating|| |referred to in 3 or 4 above| |to shares || |or in respect of a | |ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH || |non-beneficial interest1 | | || |HOLDING | | |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|7. |Name of registered |8. |State the nature of the || |shareholder(s) and, if more| |transaction || |than one, the number of | |PURCHASE OF SHARES THROUGH THE || |shares held by each of them| |DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN || |JOHN MAKINSON | | |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|9 |Number of shares, |10. |Percentage of issued class || |debentures or financial | |acquired (treasury shares of that|| |instruments relating to | |class should not be taken into || |shares acquired | |account when calculating || |2,152 SHARES | |percentage) || | | |0.00027% |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|11. |Number of shares, |12. |Percentage of issued class || |debentures or financial | |disposed (treasury shares of that|| |instruments relating to | |class should not be taken into || |shares disposed N/A | |account when calculating || | | |percentage) N/A |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|13. |Price per share or value of|14. |Date and place of transaction || |transaction | |23 SEPTEMBER 2005 || |£6.543329 | |LLOYDSTSB REGISTRARS |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+|15. |Total holding following |16. |Date issuer informed of || |notification and total | |transaction || |percentage holding | |26 SEPTEMBER 2005 || |following notification (any| | || |treasury shares should not | | || |be taken into account when | | || |calculating percentage) | | || |149,466 0.01859% | | |+----+---------------------------+----+---------------------------------+If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options bythe issuer complete the following boxes+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+|17. |Date of grant |18. |Period during which or date on || |N/A | |which it can be exercised || | | |N/A |+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+|19. |Total amount paid (if any)|20. |Description of shares or || |for grant of the option | |debentures involved (class and || |N/A | |number) || | | |N/A |+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+|21. |Exercise price (if fixed |22. |Total number of shares or || |at time of grant) or | |debentures over which options || |indication that price is | |held following notification || |to be fixed at the time of| |N/A || |exercise | | || |N/A | | |+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+|23. |Any additional information|24. |Name of contact and telephone || |N/A | |number for queries: JENNIFER || | | |BURTON, ASSISTANT COMPANY || | | |SECRETARY, 020 7010 2256 |+----+--------------------------+----+-------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------+|Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible ||for making notification ||JENNIFER BURTON ||ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY ||___________________________________________________________ |+---------------------------------------------------------------------+|Date of notification ___27 SEPTEMBER 2005 ||________________________________________ |+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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