NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to
be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word
format if possible)i
|
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|
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attachedii:
|
Pearson
plc
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|||||
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer
(please mark with an "X"
if appropriate)
|
||||||
Non-UK issuer
|
|
|||||
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate
box or boxes with an "X")
|
||||||
An
acquisition or disposal of voting rights
|
X
|
|||||
An
acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
|
X
|
|||||
An
event changing the breakdown of voting rights
|
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|||||
Other
(please specify)iii:
|
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3. Details of person subject to the notification
obligationiv
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Name
|
The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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|||||
City
and country of registered office (if applicable)
|
Corporation
Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington
DE 19801, USA
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|||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3.)v
|
||||||
Name
|
Goldman
Sachs International
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|||||
City
and country of registered office (if applicable)
|
Peterborough
Court, 133 Fleet Street, London
EC4A
2BB, UK
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|||||
Name
|
Goldman
Sachs & Co. LLC
|
|||||
City
and country of registered office (if applicable)
|
200
West Street, New York, 10282, USA
|
|||||
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or
reachedvi:
|
06/11/2018
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6. Date on which issuer notified
(DD/MM/YYYY):
|
08/11/2018
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|||||
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation
|
||||||
|
% of
voting rights
attached
to shares (total of 8. A)
|
% of
voting rights through financial
instruments(total
of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
|
Total
of both in % (8.A + 8.B)
|
Total
number of voting rights of
issuervii
|
||
Resulting
situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or
reached
|
1.35%
|
5.82%
|
7.17%
|
781,067,196
|
||
Position
of previous notification (if applicable)
|
0.54%
|
5.98%
|
6.52%
|
|
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which
the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
|
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
|
|||||||||
Class/type ofshares
ISIN
code (if possible)
|
Number of voting rightsix
|
% of voting rights
|
|||||||
Direct
(Art 9
of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
|
Indirect
(Art 10
of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
|
Direct
(Art 9
of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)
|
Indirect
(Art 10
of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
|
||||||
GB0006776081
|
|
10,175,016
|
|
1.30%
|
|||||
US7050151056
|
|
347,909
|
|
0.04%
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
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|||||
SUBTOTAL 8. A
|
10,522,925
|
1.35%
|
|||||||
|
|||||||||
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive
2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
|
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Type of financial
instrument
|
Expirationdatex
|
Exercise/Conversion Periodxi
|
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the
instrument
is exercised/converted.
|
% of voting rights
|
|||||
Securities
Lending
|
Open
|
|
17,435,233
|
2.23%
|
|||||
Call
Option
|
21-Dec-2018
|
|
400,000
|
0.05%
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
|
17,835,233
|
2.28%
|
|||||
|
|||||||||
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according
to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1
(b))
|
|||||||||
Type of
financial
instrument
|
Expirationdatex
|
Exercise/Conversion
Period xi
|
Physical or cash
settlementxii
|
Number of voting rights
|
% of voting rights
|
||||
Refer
to the Annexure
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
|
27,655,570
|
3.54%
|
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the
notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with
an "X")
|
||||
Person
subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any
natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuerxiii
|
|
|||
Full
chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with
the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as
necessary)
|
X
|
|||
Namexv
|
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
|
% of voting rights through financial
instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
|
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
|
|
The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
Goldman
Sachs (UK) L.L.C.
|
|
|
|
|
Goldman
Sachs Group UK Limited
|
|
|
|
|
Goldman
Sachs
International
|
|
3.52%
|
3.52%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
Goldman
Sachs & Co. LLC
|
|
|
3.13%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
GSAM
Holdings LLC
|
|
|
|
|
Goldman
Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
|
|
|
|
|
Goldman
Sachs Asset Management International Holdings L.L.C.
|
|
|
|
|
Goldman
Sachs Asset Management Co., Ltd.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
|
|
|
|
GSAM
Holdings LLC
|
|
|
|
|
Goldman
Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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10. In case of
proxy voting, please identify:
|
||||
Name of
the proxy holder
|
N/A
|
|||
The
number and % of voting rights held
|
N/A
|
|||
The
date until which the voting rights will be held
|
N/A
|
|||
|
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11. Additional informationxvi
|
||||
Please
note, total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 2 decimal
places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding
error.
General
email contact:
gs-regops-emea-position-enquiries@gs.com
|
Place of completion
|
London,
UK
|
Date of completion
|
08/11/2018
|
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according
to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1
(b))
|
|
|||||
Type of
financial
instrument
|
Expiration datex
|
Exercise/
Conversion
periodxi
|
Physical or cash settlementxii
|
Number of voting rights
|
% of voting rights
|
|
|
||||||
CFD
|
10-Dec-2025
|
|
Cash
|
3,850,190
|
0.49%
|
|
CFD
|
23-Sep-2020
|
|
Cash
|
2,464,000
|
0.32%
|
|
CFD
|
10-Apr-2028
|
|
Cash
|
2,067,467
|
0.26%
|
|
Swap
|
7-May-2019
|
|
Cash
|
1,876,758
|
0.24%
|
|
CFD
|
20-Oct-2027
|
|
Cash
|
1,505,835
|
0.19%
|
|
CFD
|
15-Sep-2028
|
|
Cash
|
1,470,000
|
0.19%
|
|
Swap
|
28-Jul-2021
|
|
Cash
|
1,096,212
|
0.14%
|
|
Swap
|
28-Jul-2021
|
|
Cash
|
757,148
|
0.10%
|
|
CFD
|
9-Sep-2021
|
|
Cash
|
711,542
|
0.09%
|
|
Swap
|
21-May-2019
|
|
Cash
|
622,194
|
0.08%
|
|
Swap
|
12-Oct-2023
|
|
Cash
|
397,330
|
0.05%
|
|
CFD
|
20-Oct-2027
|
|
Cash
|
384,473
|
0.05%
|
|
CFD
|
20-Oct-2027
|
|
Cash
|
384,147
|
0.05%
|
|
CFD
|
27-Oct-2027
|
|
Cash
|
368,492
|
0.05%
|
|
Swap
|
7-May-2019
|
|
Cash
|
360,243
|
0.05%
|
|
CFD
|
21-Jun-2028
|
|
Cash
|
343,327
|
0.04%
|
|
Call
Option
|
9-Jan-2019
|
|
Cash
|
332,146
|
0.04%
|
|
CFD
|
15-Jul-2021
|
|
Cash
|
328,703
|
0.04%
|
|
CFD
|
16-Jun-2028
|
|
Cash
|
328,703
|
0.04%
|
|
Swap
|
7-May-2019
|
|
Cash
|
274,507
|
0.04%
|
|
CFD
|
17-Jul-2020
|
|
Cash
|
272,685
|
0.03%
|
|
CFD
|
24-Mar-2028
|
|
Cash
|
259,000
|
0.03%
|
|
CFD
|
19-May-2027
|
|
Cash
|
253,415
|
0.03%
|
|
Swap
|
3-Feb-2023
|
|
Cash
|
250,801
|
0.03%
|
|
CFD
|
17-Jul-2020
|
|
Cash
|
247,317
|
0.03%
|
|
CFD
|
10-Apr-2028
|
|
Cash
|
246,251
|
0.03%
|
|
Call
Option
|
15-Jan-2019
|
|
Cash
|
242,411
|
0.03%
|
|
CFD
|
27-Sep-2028
|
|
Cash
|
217,594
|
0.03%
|
|
CFD
|
9-Sep-2021
|
|
Cash
|
208,879
|
0.03%
|
|
CFD
|
23-Aug-2028
|
|
Cash
|
204,000
|
0.03%
|
|
Swap
|
28-Jul-2021
|
|
Cash
|
203,317
|
0.03%
|
|
Swap
|
2-Feb-2023
|
|
Cash
|
198,606
|
0.03%
|
|
Call
Option
|
11-Jan-2019
|
|
Cash
|
170,856
|
0.02%
|
|
Swap
|
28-Jul-2021
|
|
Cash
|
170,231
|
0.02%
|
|
CFD
|
12-Jul-2023
|
|
Cash
|
158,153
|
0.02%
|
|
CFD
|
12-Jun-2028
|
|
Cash
|
156,757
|
0.02%
|
|
Swap
|
28-Jul-2021
|
|
Cash
|
131,070
|
0.02%
|
|
Swap
|
7-May-2019
|
|
Cash
|
128,958
|
0.02%
|
|
CFD
|
25-Apr-2019
|
|
Cash
|
124,313
|
0.02%
|
|
CFD
|
25-Feb-2027
|
|
Cash
|
122,707
|
0.02%
|
|
Swap
|
17-Sep-2020
|
|
Cash
|
120,551
|
0.02%
|
|
Swap
|
5-Sep-2019
|
|
Cash
|
120,300
|
0.02%
|
|
Swap
|
3-Feb-2023
|
|
Cash
|
117,797
|
0.02%
|
|
Swap
|
13-Oct-2023
|
|
Cash
|
113,548
|
0.01%
|
|
Swap
|
22-Mar-2019
|
|
Cash
|
113,300
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
17-Jul-2028
|
|
Cash
|
103,200
|
0.01%
|
|
Swap
|
2-Feb-2023
|
|
Cash
|
93,281
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
1-Mar-2028
|
|
Cash
|
92,210
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
10-Mar-2028
|
|
Cash
|
89,128
|
0.01%
|
|
Swap
|
14-Jun-2023
|
|
Cash
|
86,565
|
0.01%
|
|
Swap
|
12-Jul-2023
|
|
Cash
|
84,590
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
26-Nov-2021
|
|
Cash
|
80,948
|
0.01%
|
|
Swap
|
7-May-2019
|
|
Cash
|
74,747
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
11-Aug-2023
|
|
Cash
|
74,396
|
0.01%
|
|
Swap
|
7-Jul-2023
|
|
Cash
|
73,094
|
0.01%
|
|
Swap
|
5-Sep-2019
|
|
Cash
|
72,000
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
25-Apr-2019
|
|
Cash
|
69,385
|
0.01%
|
|
Swap
|
3-Feb-2023
|
|
Cash
|
68,758
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
5-Nov-2027
|
|
Cash
|
64,825
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
10-Jul-2019
|
|
Cash
|
63,409
|
0.01%
|
|
Swap
|
7-May-2019
|
|
Cash
|
59,699
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
11-Oct-2028
|
|
Cash
|
59,383
|
0.01%
|
|
Swap
|
15-Jun-2023
|
|
Cash
|
57,709
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
1-Mar-2028
|
|
Cash
|
56,462
|
0.01%
|
|
Swap
|
5-Sep-2019
|
|
Cash
|
55,700
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
17-Jul-2028
|
|
Cash
|
55,000
|
0.01%
|
|
Swap
|
2-Feb-2023
|
|
Cash
|
54,448
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
14-Jan-2021
|
|
Cash
|
51,561
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
27-Feb-2023
|
|
Cash
|
51,426
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
25-Apr-2019
|
|
Cash
|
50,000
|
0.01%
|
|
Swap
|
1-Feb-2023
|
|
Cash
|
43,214
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
14-Jan-2021
|
|
Cash
|
42,705
|
0.01%
|
|
Swap
|
21-Nov-2018
|
|
Cash
|
42,200
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
25-Apr-2019
|
|
Cash
|
41,002
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
20-Oct-2021
|
|
Cash
|
40,600
|
0.01%
|
|
Swap
|
14-Jun-2023
|
|
Cash
|
40,052
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
27-Feb-2023
|
|
Cash
|
39,396
|
0.01%
|
|
CFD
|
17-Jul-2023
|
|
Cash
|
39,200
|
0.01%
|
|
Swap
|
12-Jul-2023
|
|
Cash
|
37,897
|
0.005%
|
|
CFD
|
10-Mar-2028
|
|
Cash
|
34,758
|
0.004%
|
|
CFD
|
21-Jul-2028
|
|
Cash
|
34,000
|
0.004%
|
|
Swap
|
7-Jul-2023
|
|
Cash
|
32,746
|
0.004%
|
|
CFD
|
14-Jul-2023
|
|
Cash
|
30,500
|
0.004%
|
|
Swap
|
12-Jun-2023
|
|
Cash
|
30,225
|
0.004%
|
|
CFD
|
25-Feb-2027
|
|
Cash
|
29,702
|
0.004%
|
|
CFD
|
25-Apr-2019
|
|
Cash
|
29,469
|
0.004%
|
|
CFD
|
30-Oct-2028
|
|
Cash
|
28,773
|
0.004%
|
|
Swap
|
15-Jun-2023
|
|
Cash
|
26,702
|
0.003%
|
|
CFD
|
1-Nov-2028
|
|
Cash
|
26,197
|
0.003%
|
|
CFD
|
13-Sep-2028
|
|
Cash
|
26,000
|
0.003%
|
|
CFD
|
6-Jul-2023
|
|
Cash
|
25,488
|
0.003%
|
|
CFD
|
1-Nov-2028
|
|
Cash
|
25,474
|
0.003%
|
|
CFD
|
25-Apr-2019
|
|
Cash
|
24,541
|
0.003%
|
|
CFD
|
26-Nov-2021
|
|
Cash
|
24,179
|
0.003%
|
|
Swap
|
14-Jun-2023
|
|
Cash
|
23,383
|
0.003%
|
|
CFD
|
21-Jan-2028
|
|
Cash
|
23,330
|
0.003%
|
|
Swap
|
12-Jul-2023
|
|
Cash
|
22,173
|
0.003%
|
|
CFD
|
17-Jul-2023
|
|
Cash
|
20,900
|
0.003%
|
|
Swap
|
1-Feb-2023
|
|
Cash
|
20,297
|
0.003%
|
|
CFD
|
27-Feb-2023
|
|
Cash
|
19,800
|
0.003%
|
|
Swap
|
7-Jul-2023
|
|
Cash
|
19,160
|
0.002%
|
|
Swap
|
5-Sep-2019
|
|
Cash
|
18,900
|
0.002%
|
|
Swap
|
7-May-2019
|
|
Cash
|
16,302
|
0.002%
|
|
Swap
|
28-Mar-2019
|
|
Cash
|
16,200
|
0.002%
|
|
Swap
|
22-May-2020
|
|
Cash
|
16,129
|
0.002%
|
|
Swap
|
30-Apr-2019
|
|
Cash
|
15,800
|
0.002%
|
|
Swap
|
22-May-2020
|
|
Cash
|
15,796
|
0.002%
|
|
Swap
|
15-Jun-2023
|
|
Cash
|
15,589
|
0.002%
|
|
CFD
|
2-Nov-2028
|
|
Cash
|
15,311
|
0.002%
|
|
CFD
|
21-Jul-2028
|
|
Cash
|
15,000
|
0.002%
|
|
CFD
|
18-Sep-2019
|
|
Cash
|
15,000
|
0.002%
|
|
CFD
|
19-Oct-2028
|
|
Cash
|
15,000
|
0.002%
|
|
Swap
|
28-Nov-2018
|
|
Cash
|
14,300
|
0.002%
|
|
Swap
|
17-Sep-2020
|
|
Cash
|
14,153
|
0.002%
|
|
Swap
|
12-Jun-2023
|
|
Cash
|
13,985
|
0.002%
|
|
Swap
|
3-Nov-2021
|
|
Cash
|
12,609
|
0.002%
|
|
Swap
|
22-May-2020
|
|
Cash
|
12,597
|
0.002%
|
|
CFD
|
25-Sep-2028
|
|
Cash
|
12,000
|
0.002%
|
|
Swap
|
1-Feb-2023
|
|
Cash
|
11,847
|
0.002%
|
|
CFD
|
26-Jun-2019
|
|
Cash
|
11,475
|
0.001%
|
|
Swap
|
29-Nov-2018
|
|
Cash
|
10,900
|
0.001%
|
|
CFD
|
27-Feb-2023
|
|
Cash
|
10,829
|
0.001%
|
|
CFD
|
28-Oct-2020
|
|
Cash
|
10,812
|
0.001%
|
|
Swap
|
5-Sep-2019
|
|
Cash
|
10,800
|
0.001%
|
|
Swap
|
6-Feb-2019
|
|
Cash
|
10,500
|
0.001%
|
|
Swap
|
12-Oct-2023
|
|
Cash
|
8,622
|
0.001%
|
|
Swap
|
12-Jun-2023
|
|
Cash
|
8,165
|
0.001%
|
|
Swap
|
22-May-2020
|
|
Cash
|
7,925
|
0.001%
|
|
CFD
|
25-Apr-2019
|
|
Cash
|
7,650
|
0.001%
|
|
CFD
|
21-Oct-2021
|
|
Cash
|
7,596
|
0.001%
|
|
Swap
|
22-May-2020
|
|
Cash
|
7,437
|
0.001%
|
|
Call
Option
|
19-Nov-2018
|
|
Cash
|
7,349
|
0.001%
|
|
Swap
|
22-May-2020
|
|
Cash
|
6,834
|
0.001%
|
|
CFD
|
27-Jan-2028
|
|
Cash
|
6,390
|
0.001%
|
|
CFD
|
25-Oct-2028
|
|
Cash
|
6,257
|
0.001%
|
|
Swap
|
22-May-2020
|
|
Cash
|
6,153
|
0.001%
|
|
CFD
|
15-Dec-2027
|
|
Cash
|
5,000
|
0.001%
|
|
CFD
|
8-Mar-2028
|
|
Cash
|
5,000
|
0.001%
|
|
CFD
|
12-May-2028
|
|
Cash
|
5,000
|
0.001%
|
|
CFD
|
3-Nov-2028
|
|
Cash
|
4,984
|
0.001%
|
|
Swap
|
22-May-2020
|
|
Cash
|
4,774
|
0.001%
|
|
CFD
|
27-Oct-2028
|
|
Cash
|
4,511
|
0.001%
|
|
Swap
|
22-May-2020
|
|
Cash
|
3,941
|
0.001%
|
|
Swap
|
5-Sep-2019
|
|
Cash
|
3,900
|
0.0005%
|
|
Swap
|
3-Nov-2021
|
|
Cash
|
3,634
|
0.0005%
|
|
CFD
|
25-Apr-2019
|
|
Cash
|
3,060
|
0.0004%
|
|
Swap
|
22-May-2020
|
|
Cash
|
3,050
|
0.0004%
|
|
CFD
|
2-Nov-2028
|
|
Cash
|
2,900
|
0.0004%
|
|
Swap
|
22-May-2020
|
|
Cash
|
2,857
|
0.0004%
|
|
Swap
|
3-Nov-2021
|
|
Cash
|
2,556
|
0.0003%
|
|
CFD
|
29-Sep-2028
|
|
Cash
|
2,500
|
0.0003%
|
|
CFD
|
28-Oct-2020
|
|
Cash
|
2,350
|
0.0003%
|
|
CFD
|
28-Oct-2020
|
|
Cash
|
2,350
|
0.0003%
|
|
Swap
|
3-Nov-2021
|
|
Cash
|
2,214
|
0.0003%
|
|
Call
Option
|
20-Nov-2018
|
|
Cash
|
1,931
|
0.0002%
|
|
Call
Option
|
21-Nov-2018
|
|
Cash
|
1,860
|
0.0002%
|
|
Swap
|
22-May-2020
|
|
Cash
|
1,768
|
0.0002%
|
|
CFD
|
27-Jan-2028
|
|
Cash
|
1,634
|
0.0002%
|
|
CFD
|
26-Oct-2028
|
|
Cash
|
1,547
|
0.0002%
|
|
CFD
|
27-Jan-2028
|
|
Cash
|
1,452
|
0.0002%
|
|
CFD
|
27-Apr-2020
|
|
Cash
|
1,445
|
0.0002%
|
|
CFD
|
18-Sep-2028
|
|
Cash
|
907
|
0.0001%
|
|
CFD
|
27-Oct-2028
|
|
Cash
|
700
|
0.0001%
|
|
CFD
|
27-Jan-2028
|
|
Cash
|
683
|
0.0001%
|
|
Swap
|
22-May-2020
|
|
Cash
|
461
|
0.0001%
|
|
Swap
|
22-May-2020
|
|
Cash
|
419
|
0.0001%
|
|
CFD
|
8-Nov-2028
|
|
Cash
|
400
|
0.0001%
|
|
Swap
|
22-May-2020
|
|
Cash
|
329
|
0.00004%
|
|
Swap
|
22-May-2020
|
|
Cash
|
323
|
0.00004%
|
|
CFD
|
27-Sep-2028
|
|
Cash
|
200
|
0.00003%
|
|
CFD
|
27-Sep-2028
|
|
Cash
|
123
|
0.00002%
|
|
CFD
|
5-Oct-2028
|
|
Cash
|
122
|
0.00002%
|
|
CFD
|
27-Sep-2028
|
|
Cash
|
90
|
0.00001%
|
|
CFD
|
6-Oct-2028
|
|
Cash
|
82
|
0.00001%
|
|
CFD
|
2-Oct-2028
|
|
Cash
|
61
|
0.00001%
|
|
CFD
|
23-Oct-2028
|
|
Cash
|
19
|
0.000002%
|
|
Total
Number of voting rights and percentage of voting
rights
|
27,655,570
|
3.54%
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
information: Please note, total amount of voting rights have been
rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a
rounding error.
|
|
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PEARSON
plc
|
|
|
Date: 09
November 2018
|
|
|
By: /s/
NATALIE WHITE
|
|
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|
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|
|
Natalie
White
|
|
Deputy
Company Secretary
|