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 Citigroup Global Markets
Limited.
Date of purchase:
07 March 2024
Aggregate number of ordinary shares of 25 pence
each purchased:
290,637
Lowest price paid per
share:
997.80p
Highest price paid per
share:
1,011.00p
Average price paid per
share:
1,005.72p
The Company will cancel the purchased
shares.
These purchases are the last purchases to be
made under the programme between the Company, on the one hand, and
Citigroup Global Markets Limited, on the other hand, announced on
20 September 2023, as that programme has been completed in
accordance with its terms.
As announced on 1 March 2024, the Company has
issued a non-discretionary irrevocable instruction to Citigroup
Global Markets Limited to execute a £200m share buyback programme
on the terms described in that announcement. This share buyback
programme will commence on the business day following the date of
the final purchases set out in this announcement.
The table below contains detailed information
of the individual trades made by Citigroup Global Markets Limited
as part of the buyback programme.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0768G_1-2024-3-7.pdf
Schedule of
Purchases
Shares
purchased:
Pearson plc (ISIN: GB0006776081)
Date of
purchases: 07 March
2024
Investment
firm:
Citigroup Global Markets Limited
Aggregate
information:
Venue
|
Volume-weighted average price
|
Aggregated volume
|
Lowest price per share
|
Highest price per
share
|
London Stock Exchange
|
1005.72p
|
290,637
|
997.80p
|
1,011.00p
|
BATS Europe
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
CHI-X Europe
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|