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Issue of Equity
Pearson PLC has issued 398,115 ordinary shares of 25 pence each to satisfy vesting awards under its Save for Shares and Employee Stock Purchase Plans, bringing the total number of shares in issue to 628,294,945. These new shares have been admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nPearson plc\n(\"the Company\")\n \nIssuance of Shares\n \nIn accordance with PRM 1.6.4R, the Company announces that it has issued 398,115 ordinary shares of 25 pence each for the purposes of satisfying the vesting of awards under the Company's Save for Shares and Employee Stock Purchase Plans. These shares have been admitted to trading under the Company's existing block admissions of shares for this purpose dated 19 January 2024 and 17 October 2025 respectively.\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\nLEI number:\n\n\n2138004JBXWWJKIURC57\n\n\n\n\nDescription and type of financial instrument:\nIdentification code:\n\n\nOrdinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc\nISIN: GB0006776081\n\n\n\n\nRegulated market on which the shares have been admitted to trading:\n\n\nLondon Stock Exchange (LSE)\n\n\n\n\nPeriod of return:\n\n\nFrom:\n\n\n20/01/2026\n\n\nTo:\n\n\n13/03/2026\n\n\n\n\nNumber of shares issued and admitted to trading during period of return (new shares are fungible with existing shares):\n\n\n398,115\n\n\n\n\nTotal number of shares in issue and admitted to trading following issuance:\n\n\n628,294,945\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n","length":3946,"tagName":"div"}]