UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of September, 2006
PEARSON plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
80 Strand
London, England WC2R 0RL
44-20-7010-2000
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Yes No X
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This Report includes the following documents:
1. A press release from Pearson plc announcing Director/PDMR Shareholding
1 September 2006
Pearson plc - Notification of Directors' Interests
On 30 August 2006, Halifax ESS Trustees (formerly known as Mourant & Co
Limited), being trustees of the Pearson plc Employee Share Ownership Trust (a
discretionary trust under which all employees of the Pearson group are potential
beneficiaries) purchased 900,000 shares at 743.3834p.
All of the executive directors, being Marjorie Scardino, Rona Fairhead, John
Makinson, David Bell and Robin Freestone, are deemed for the purposes of the
Companies Act to be interested in all of these shares.
Following this purchase, the Pearson plc Employee Share Ownership Trust holds a
total of 2,594,323 shares representing 0.3220 % of the issued share capital of
the company.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PEARSON plc
Date: 1 September, 2006
By: /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary