Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
August 01 2019 - 7:46AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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
August
2019
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's Interests
The Company announces that it has received notification that Josh
Lewis, a non-executive director of the Company, has, for personal
estate planning purposes, dematerialised his certificated holding
of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in the Company.
This process involved the transfer of a total of 10,346 ADRs, each
representing one ordinary 25p share in the Company, to a Fidelity
Investments nominee account held in the name of Mr Lewis and his
spouse, Teresa D Lewis, and then a further transfer on to a
Fidelity Investments nominee account held in the name of Mr Lewis's
personal trust.
Following the transactions outlined above, Mr Lewis's beneficial
interest in the Company remains unchanged.
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
|
Josh 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
|
Dematerialisation of certificated holding involving the transfer of
ADRs in the Company to a Fidelity Investments nominee account held
in the name of Mr Lewis and his Person Closely Associated, Teresa
Lewis
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
Nil
|
400 ADRs
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 400 ADRs
Aggregated price: nil
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
2019-06-28
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
Outside a trading venue
|
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
|
Dematerialisation of certificated holding involving the transfer of
ADRs in the Company to a Fidelity Investments nominee account held
in the name of Mr Lewis and his Person Closely Associated, Teresa
Lewis
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
Nil
|
8,861 ADRs
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 8,861 ADRs
Aggregated price: nil
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
2019-07-01
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
Outside a trading venue
|
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
|
Dematerialisation of certificated holding involving the transfer of
ADRs in the Company to a Fidelity Investments nominee account held
in the name of Mr Lewis and his Person Closely Associated, Teresa
Lewis
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
Nil
|
1,085 ADRs
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 1,085 ADRs
Aggregated price: nil
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
2019-07-08
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
Outside a trading venue
|
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
|
Transfer of 10,346 ADRs in the Company from a Fidelity Investments
nominee account held in the name of Mr Lewis and his Person Closely
Associated, Teresa D Lewis, to a Fidelity Investments nominee
account held in the name of The S. Joshua Lewis Revocable
Trust
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
Nil
|
10,346 ADRs
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 10,346 ADRs
Aggregated price: nil
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
2019-07-30
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
Outside a trading venue
|
1
|
Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
|
a)
|
Name
|
The S. Joshua Lewis Revocable Trust
|
2
|
Reason for the notification
|
a)
|
Position/status
|
Person Closely Associated to Josh Lewis, 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
|
Receipt of 10,346 ADRs in the Company transferred into a Fidelity
Investments nominee account held in the name of The S. Joshua Lewis
Revocable Trust from a Fidelity Investments nominee account held in
the name of Mr Lewis and his Person Closely Associated, Teresa D
Lewis
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
Nil
|
10,346 ADRs
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
Aggregated volume: 10,346 ADRs
Aggregated price: nil
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
2019-07-30
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
Outside a trading venue
|
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: 01
August 2019
|
|
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By: /s/
NATALIE WHITE
|
|
|
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------------------------------------
|
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Natalie
White
|
|
Deputy
Company Secretary
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