Pearson PlcLSE: PSON

Director/PDMR Shareholding

· Issued by Pearson plc

Pearson plc - (the "Company") Notification of PDMR Interests

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

Tom ap Simon

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

President - Higher Education and Virtual 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

American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plc

Identification code

ISIN: US7050151056

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of ADRs through the Company's U.S. Employee Stock Purchase Plan in respect of the offering period from 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Volume: 502.7652

Price: $11.934 per ADR

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregated volume: 502.7652

Aggregated price: $6,000

e)

Date of the transaction

20 January 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

 New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)

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