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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of December 2016
 
PEARSON plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
80 Strand
London, England WC2R 0RL
44-20-7010-2000
(Address of principal executive office) 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
 
Form 20-F X                                                Form 40-F
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Yes                                              No X
 
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 16 December 2016 and notified to the Company on 16 December 2016: -
 
Name of Director
 
No. of Shares Purchased
 
Percentage of Issued Stock
 
Price per Share
 
Total Holding Following Notification
 
Total Percentage Following Notification
 
Elizabeth Corley
 
740
 
0.00009%
 
£8.17
 
3,956
 
0.00048%
 
Vivienne Cox
 
280
 
0.00003%
 
£8.17
 
3,980
 
0.00048%
 
Harish Manwani
 
1,711
 
0.00021%
 
£8.17
 
5,393
 
0.00066%
 
Tim Score
 
1,862
 
0.00023%
 
£8.17
 
7,990
 
0.00097%
 
Lincoln Wallen
 
475
 
0.00006%
 
£8.17
 
1,903
 
0.00023%
 
 
Name of Director
 
No. of ADRs Purchased
 
Percentage of Issued Stock
 
Price per ADR
 
Total Holding Following Notification
 
Total Percentage Following Notification
 
Joshua Lewis
 
400
 
0.00005%
 
$10.18
 
9,214
 
0.00112%
 
Linda Lorimer
 
356
 
0.00004%
 
$10.18
 
4,099
 
0.00050%
 
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 /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 Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan
 
c)
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
Purchase price: £8.17 per share
 
740
 
d)
 
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
 
Aggregated volume: 740 shares
Aggregated price: £6,045.80
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
 
16 December 2016
 
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 /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 Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan
 
c)
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
Purchase price: £8.17 per share
 
280
 
d)
 
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
 
Aggregated volume: 280 shares
Aggregated price: £2,287.60
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
 
16 December 2016
 
f)
 
Place of the transaction
 
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
 
a)
 
Name
 
Harish Manwani
 
2
 
Reason for the notification
 
a)
 
Position/status
 
Non-Executive Director
 
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 Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan
 
c)
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
Purchase price: £8.17 per share
 
1,711
 
d)
 
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
 
Aggregated volume: 1,711 shares
Aggregated price: £13,978.87
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
 
16 December 2016
 
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 /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 Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan
 
c)
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
Purchase price: £8.17 per share
 
1,862
 
d)
 
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
 
Aggregated volume: 1,862 shares
Aggregated price: £15,212.54
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
 
16 December 2016
 
f)
 
Place of the transaction
 
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
 
a)
 
Name
 
Lincoln Wallen
 
2
 
Reason for the notification
 
a)
 
Position/status
 
Non-Executive Director
 
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 Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan
 
c)
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
Purchase price: £8.17 per share
 
475
 
d)
 
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
 
Aggregated volume: 475 shares
Aggregated price: £3,880.75
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
 
16 December 2016
 
f)
 
Place of the transaction
 
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
 
a)
 
Name
 
Joshua Lewis
 
2
 
Reason for the notification
 
a)
 
Position/status
 
Non-Executive Director
 
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) in Pearson plc (each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc)
ISIN: US7050151056
 
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: $
10.18
per ADR
 
400
 
d)
 
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
 
Aggregated volume: 400 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $4,072.00
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
 
16 December 2016
 
f)
 
Place of the transaction
 
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
 
 
1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
 
a)
 
Name
 
Linda Lorimer
 
2
 
Reason for the notification
 
a)
 
Position/status
 
Non-Executive Director
 
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) in Pearson plc (each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc)
ISIN: US7050151056
 
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: $ 10.18 per ADR
 
356
 
d)
 
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
 
Aggregated volume: 356 ADRs.
Aggregated price: $3,624.08
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
 
16 December 2016
 
f)
 
Place of the transaction
 
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
 
 
SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
PEARSON plc
 Date: 19 December 2016
 
By: /s/ NATALIE DALE
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Natalie Dale
Deputy Company Secretary