Pearson : Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them - Form 6-K

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	Giovanni Giovannelli
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	President - English Language Learning
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	Release of ordinary shares following release of share award under the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)and sale of shares to cover tax liabilities arising from vesting share awards
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Release of ordinary Shares following release of LTIP award	Sale of ordinary shares to cover tax liability
Volume: 234,720 Price: n/a	Volume: 41,665 Price: £9.43961 per share Aggregated Price: £393,301.35
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated volume: see 4(c) above Aggregated price: see 4(c) above
e)	Date of the transaction	3 January 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)