Transaction in Own Shares
Pearson plc (the Company) announces today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc.
| Date of purchase: | 08 April 2025 |
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| Number of ordinary shares purchased: | 52,693 |
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| Highest price paid per share: | 1,160.00p |
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| Lowest price paid per share: | 1,141.50p |
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| Average price paid per share: | 1,150.09p |
The Company will cancel the purchased shares.
These share purchases form part of the first £175 million tranche of the Company's £350 million share buyback programme, details of which were announced on 18 March 2025.
The table below contains detailed information of the individual trades made by Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc as part of the first tranche of the buyback programme.
Schedule of Purchases
Shares purchased: Pearson plc (ISIN: GB0006776081)
Date of purchases: 08 April 2025
Investment firm: Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
Aggregate information:
| Venue | Volume-weighted average price | Aggregated volume | Lowest price per share | Highest price per share |
| London Stock Exchange | 1,149.45p | 23,616 | 1,141.50p | 1,160.00p |
| BATS Europe | 1,148.00p | 6,405 | 1,142.50p | 1,158.50p |
| CHI-X Europe | 1,151.34p | 22,672 | 1,145.00p | 1,160.00p |
Individual transactions:
| Transaction Date | Time | Volume | Price (GBP) | Trading Venue | Transaction Reference Number |
| 08/04/2025 | 08:06:15 | 649 | 1148.50 | CHIX | 2977838250944 |
| 08/04/2025 | 08:12:11 | 71 | 1149.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3fycIm |
| 08/04/2025 | 08:12:11 | 552 | 1149.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3fycIZ |
| 08/04/2025 | 08:16:42 | 407 | 1149.50 | BATE | 156728344465 |
| 08/04/2025 | 08:19:51 | 444 | 1147.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3fzF6K |
| 08/04/2025 | 08:24:18 | 301 | 1152.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3fzaPn |
| 08/04/2025 | 08:24:18 | 144 | 1152.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3fzaPp |
| 08/04/2025 | 08:27:12 | 430 | 1157.50 | CHIX | 2977838261625 |
| 08/04/2025 | 08:29:34 | 465 | 1155.50 | CHIX | 2977838262696 |
| 08/04/2025 | 08:35:30 | 407 | 1151.50 | CHIX | 2977838265424 |
| 08/04/2025 | 08:39:11 | 565 | 1147.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3g0pEl |
| 08/04/2025 | 08:41:06 | 436 | 1149.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3g0ygc |
| 08/04/2025 | 08:48:02 | 389 | 1146.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3g1Rwy |
| 08/04/2025 | 08:51:19 | 465 | 1144.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3g1gY2 |
| 08/04/2025 | 08:55:45 | 564 | 1147.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3g1zpR |
| 08/04/2025 | 08:55:45 | 19 | 1147.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3g1zpT |
| 08/04/2025 | 09:00:00 | 553 | 1147.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3g2IH7 |
| 08/04/2025 | 09:00:00 | 51 | 1147.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3g2IHI |
| 08/04/2025 | 09:00:42 | 106 | 1145.50 | CHIX | 2977838274919 |
| 08/04/2025 | 09:00:42 | 286 | 1145.50 | CHIX | 2977838274920 |
| 08/04/2025 | 09:12:18 | 463 | 1146.00 | CHIX | 2977838279936 |
| 08/04/2025 | 09:15:16 | 447 | 1144.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3g3MTf |
| 08/04/2025 | 09:19:29 | 626 | 1143.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3g3d2U |
| 08/04/2025 | 09:26:15 | 382 | 1142.50 | BATE | 156728362886 |
| 08/04/2025 | 09:26:15 | 176 | 1142.50 | BATE | 156728362887 |
| 08/04/2025 | 09:32:01 | 292 | 1147.00 | CHIX | 2977838286220 |
| 08/04/2025 | 09:32:01 | 192 | 1147.00 | CHIX | 2977838286221 |
| 08/04/2025 | 09:36:17 | 524 | 1146.50 | CHIX | 2977838287186 |
| 08/04/2025 | 09:40:50 | 817 | 1149.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3g4t1L |
| 08/04/2025 | 09:46:58 | 71 | 1149.00 | BATE | 156728367408 |
| 08/04/2025 | 09:46:58 | 498 | 1149.00 | BATE | 156728367409 |
| 08/04/2025 | 09:49:48 | 862 | 1149.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3g5Llq |
| 08/04/2025 | 09:55:11 | 401 | 1148.00 | CHIX | 2977838293512 |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:00:59 | 60 | 1151.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3g5wfm |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:00:59 | 362 | 1151.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3g5wg3 |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:01:43 | 390 | 1150.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3g5z9U |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:05:58 | 467 | 1150.00 | CHIX | 2977838296378 |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:06:01 | 462 | 1149.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3g6BOp |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:12:14 | 408 | 1152.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3g6RrH |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:12:18 | 412 | 1151.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3g6S2P |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:12:18 | 406 | 1152.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3g6S1A |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:19:41 | 116 | 1153.50 | BATE | 156728373732 |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:19:41 | 284 | 1153.50 | BATE | 156728373733 |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:19:41 | 28 | 1154.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3g6k6e |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:19:41 | 385 | 1154.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3g6k6v |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:25:10 | 28 | 1150.50 | CHIX | 2977838302277 |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:25:10 | 396 | 1151.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3g6yah |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:25:11 | 337 | 1150.50 | CHIX | 2977838302374 |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:32:00 | 421 | 1149.50 | CHIX | 2977838304477 |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:32:10 | 421 | 1149.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3g7H6P |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:38:39 | 517 | 1149.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3g7ZD3 |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:43:57 | 450 | 1151.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3g7mOi |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:45:29 | 388 | 1151.00 | CHIX | 2977838308509 |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:47:49 | 195 | 1149.50 | CHIX | 2977838309209 |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:50:10 | 412 | 1149.00 | CHIX | 2977838309711 |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:52:55 | 399 | 1149.00 | CHIX | 2977838310484 |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:55:10 | 433 | 1145.00 | CHIX | 2977838311548 |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:57:13 | 17 | 1145.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3g8KV0 |
| 08/04/2025 | 10:57:13 | 367 | 1145.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3g8KV2 |
| 08/04/2025 | 11:00:50 | 406 | 1145.00 | CHIX | 2977838313527 |
| 08/04/2025 | 11:03:44 | 307 | 1145.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3g8ecn |
| 08/04/2025 | 11:06:20 | 570 | 1146.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3g8lmW |
| 08/04/2025 | 11:06:20 | 632 | 1146.50 | CHIX | 2977838315264 |
| 08/04/2025 | 11:14:09 | 436 | 1145.00 | CHIX | 2977838317273 |
| 08/04/2025 | 11:17:51 | 351 | 1145.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3g9DjQ |
| 08/04/2025 | 11:17:51 | 46 | 1145.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3g9DjV |
| 08/04/2025 | 11:23:27 | 789 | 1146.50 | BATE | 156728387138 |
| 08/04/2025 | 11:29:59 | 527 | 1146.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3g9cri |
| 08/04/2025 | 11:33:10 | 596 | 1147.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3g9jt4 |
| 08/04/2025 | 11:33:10 | 114 | 1147.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3g9jt6 |
| 08/04/2025 | 11:42:00 | 480 | 1149.00 | CHIX | 2977838323738 |
| 08/04/2025 | 11:42:00 | 380 | 1149.00 | CHIX | 2977838323739 |
| 08/04/2025 | 11:49:46 | 438 | 1148.50 | CHIX | 2977838325694 |
| 08/04/2025 | 11:49:46 | 419 | 1149.00 | CHIX | 2977838325692 |
| 08/04/2025 | 11:49:47 | 434 | 1148.00 | BATE | 156728391460 |
| 08/04/2025 | 11:54:14 | 500 | 1147.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3gATtT |
| 08/04/2025 | 11:57:04 | 388 | 1147.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3gAZ22 |
| 08/04/2025 | 12:04:55 | 462 | 1144.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3gApYz |
| 08/04/2025 | 12:04:55 | 702 | 1144.50 | BATE | 156728394380 |
| 08/04/2025 | 12:15:09 | 700 | 1141.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3gBE4l |
| 08/04/2025 | 12:15:09 | 84 | 1141.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3gBE4n |
| 08/04/2025 | 12:23:45 | 216 | 1146.00 | CHIX | 2977838336108 |
| 08/04/2025 | 12:23:45 | 261 | 1146.00 | CHIX | 2977838336109 |
| 08/04/2025 | 12:25:00 | 252 | 1145.50 | BATE | 156728398804 |
| 08/04/2025 | 12:25:00 | 181 | 1145.50 | BATE | 156728398805 |
| 08/04/2025 | 12:29:55 | 432 | 1148.50 | BATE | 156728399569 |
| 08/04/2025 | 12:34:36 | 151 | 1149.00 | CHIX | 2977838339040 |
| 08/04/2025 | 12:34:36 | 625 | 1149.00 | CHIX | 2977838339041 |
| 08/04/2025 | 12:40:21 | 929 | 1150.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3gCAQT |
| 08/04/2025 | 12:44:07 | 82 | 1151.50 | CHIX | 2977838341980 |
| 08/04/2025 | 12:45:40 | 403 | 1151.00 | CHIX | 2977838342394 |
| 08/04/2025 | 12:45:43 | 383 | 1150.50 | CHIX | 2977838342416 |
| 08/04/2025 | 12:45:43 | 30 | 1150.50 | CHIX | 2977838342418 |
| 08/04/2025 | 12:52:18 | 395 | 1150.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3gCeXL |
| 08/04/2025 | 12:53:34 | 421 | 1150.00 | CHIX | 2977838345836 |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:01:41 | 831 | 1151.00 | CHIX | 2977838348431 |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:06:55 | 401 | 1146.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3gDLgk |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:09:08 | 422 | 1150.00 | CHIX | 2977838351738 |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:14:37 | 447 | 1150.00 | BATE | 156728410237 |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:17:25 | 477 | 1149.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3gDnOt |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:20:28 | 128 | 1150.00 | CHIX | 2977838355510 |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:20:29 | 100 | 1150.00 | CHIX | 2977838355513 |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:20:29 | 300 | 1150.00 | CHIX | 2977838355514 |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:20:30 | 100 | 1150.00 | CHIX | 2977838355537 |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:20:30 | 128 | 1150.00 | CHIX | 2977838355538 |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:30:14 | 283 | 1150.00 | BATE | 156728413783 |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:33:17 | 445 | 1149.00 | CHIX | 2977838360268 |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:35:55 | 408 | 1148.50 | CHIX | 2977838361313 |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:39:25 | 603 | 1149.50 | BATE | 156728415863 |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:39:25 | 201 | 1149.50 | BATE | 156728415864 |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:45:25 | 401 | 1148.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3gEz4f |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:47:51 | 432 | 1149.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3gF4Hb |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:53:14 | 474 | 1152.00 | CHIX | 2977838367246 |
| 08/04/2025 | 13:56:22 | 478 | 1151.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3gFNL9 |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:00:00 | 438 | 1152.50 | CHIX | 2977838369540 |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:03:30 | 429 | 1153.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3gFgdV |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:06:37 | 672 | 1153.50 | CHIX | 2977838372451 |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:06:37 | 135 | 1153.50 | CHIX | 2977838372452 |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:14:10 | 226 | 1159.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3gGS0B |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:14:10 | 594 | 1159.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3gGS0D |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:21:12 | 746 | 1158.00 | CHIX | 2977838380907 |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:23:40 | 388 | 1157.50 | CHIX | 2977838381818 |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:23:40 | 398 | 1158.00 | CHIX | 2977838381801 |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:30:16 | 513 | 1158.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3gHCNI |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:30:16 | 147 | 1158.50 | BATE | 156728430885 |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:30:16 | 569 | 1158.50 | CHIX | 2977838385338 |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:36:39 | 614 | 1158.00 | CHIX | 2977838391867 |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:39:19 | 181 | 1160.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3gHzJo |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:39:19 | 292 | 1160.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3gHzMM |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:40:17 | 529 | 1157.00 | CHIX | 2977838394873 |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:42:32 | 121 | 1157.00 | CHIX | 2977838396986 |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:42:32 | 364 | 1157.00 | CHIX | 2977838396987 |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:44:36 | 881 | 1159.00 | CHIX | 2977838398097 |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:48:25 | 423 | 1160.00 | CHIX | 2977838400646 |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:50:55 | 394 | 1157.00 | XLON | E0MdFR3gIwjH |
| 08/04/2025 | 14:54:00 | 442 | 1159.50 | XLON | E0MdFR3gJAu4 |
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