Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

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 September 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 of ordinary shares of 25p each, made under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP"), on the London Stock Exchange on 16 September 2016 and notified to the Company on 19 September 2016: -

Name of Director/PDMR	No. of Shares Purchased	Percentage of Issued Stock	Price per Share	Total Holding Following Notification	Total Percentage Following Notification
Lincoln Wallen	20	0.00000%	£7.849	902	0.00011%
Roderick Bristow	1064	0.00013%	£7.849	48,290	0.00587%
Michael Barber	729	0.00009%	£7.849	32,840	0.00399%
Albert Hitchcock	870	0.00011%	£7.849	39,189	0.00477%

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	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 Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP")
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s)	Volume(s)
		Purchase price: £7.849 per share	20
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 20 shares Aggregated price: £156.98
e)	Date of the transaction	16 September 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Roderick Bristow
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	President, Core Markets
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)
		Purchase price: £7.849 per share	1064
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 1064 shares Aggregated price: £8351.336
e)	Date of the transaction	16 September 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Michael Barber
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Education Advisor
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)
		Purchase price: £7.849 per share	729
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 729 shares Aggregated price: £5721.921
e)	Date of the transaction	16 September 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Albert Hitchcock
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Technology and Operations Officer
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)
		Purchase price: £7.849 per share	870
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: 870 shares Aggregated price: £6828.63
e)	Date of the transaction	16 September 2016
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

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 September 2016

By: /s/ NATALIE DALE  

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Natalie Dale

Deputy Company Secretary