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: |
15 May 2025 |
| Number of ordinary shares purchased: |
63,590 |
| Highest price paid per share: |
1,200.50p |
| Lowest price paid per share: |
1,181.00p |
| Average price paid per share: |
1,193.96p |
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: 15 May 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 |
1,194.23p |
28,846 |
1,181.00p |
1,200.50p |
| BATS Europe |
1,195.35p |
6,558 |
1,184.50p |
1,200.00p |
| CHI-X Europe |
1,193.37p |
28,186 |
1,184.00p |
1,200.00p |
Individual transactions:
| Transaction Date |
Time |
Volume |
Price (GBP) |
Trading Venue |
Transaction Reference Number |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:00:54 |
1,001 |
1181.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0IbEa |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:09:29 |
446 |
1185.00 |
CHIX |
2977838244717 |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:11:29 |
477 |
1185.00 |
CHIX |
2977838245272 |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:12:18 |
465 |
1184.00 |
CHIX |
2977838245522 |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:16:05 |
899 |
1185.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0JINe |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:20:31 |
486 |
1184.50 |
BATE |
156728339193 |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:29:34 |
362 |
1185.50 |
BATE |
156728340515 |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:30:46 |
587 |
1186.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0JjUV |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:30:46 |
168 |
1186.00 |
BATE |
156728340758 |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:30:46 |
650 |
1186.00 |
CHIX |
2977838250365 |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:39:35 |
463 |
1185.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0Jxoi |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:44:07 |
452 |
1186.50 |
CHIX |
2977838253653 |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:48:08 |
126 |
1187.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0KB2k |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:48:08 |
88 |
1187.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0KB2m |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:48:08 |
245 |
1187.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0KB2o |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:48:28 |
465 |
1187.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0KBSj |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:55:01 |
517 |
1186.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0KJu0 |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:55:01 |
438 |
1186.50 |
CHIX |
2977838255992 |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:55:01 |
436 |
1186.50 |
CHIX |
2977838255993 |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:55:01 |
108 |
1187.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0KJrN |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:55:01 |
75 |
1187.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0KJrP |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:55:01 |
4 |
1187.50 |
CHIX |
2977838255983 |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:55:01 |
60 |
1187.50 |
CHIX |
2977838255984 |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:55:01 |
46 |
1187.50 |
CHIX |
2977838255985 |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:55:01 |
70 |
1187.50 |
CHIX |
2977838255986 |
| 15/05/2025 |
08:55:01 |
68 |
1187.50 |
CHIX |
2977838255987 |
| 15/05/2025 |
09:09:16 |
433 |
1189.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0KeKe |
| 15/05/2025 |
09:09:16 |
878 |
1189.50 |
CHIX |
2977838259289 |
| 15/05/2025 |
09:15:17 |
852 |
1190.00 |
CHIX |
2977838260559 |
| 15/05/2025 |
09:15:17 |
34 |
1190.00 |
CHIX |
2977838260560 |
| 15/05/2025 |
09:20:08 |
454 |
1189.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0Kssh |
| 15/05/2025 |
09:30:21 |
122 |
1191.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0L3rz |
| 15/05/2025 |
09:30:21 |
54 |
1191.00 |
CHIX |
2977838263697 |
| 15/05/2025 |
09:31:26 |
83 |
1191.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0L4zL |
| 15/05/2025 |
09:31:26 |
166 |
1191.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0L4zN |
| 15/05/2025 |
09:31:26 |
69 |
1191.00 |
CHIX |
2977838263872 |
| 15/05/2025 |
09:31:38 |
792 |
1190.50 |
CHIX |
2977838263909 |
| 15/05/2025 |
09:31:38 |
174 |
1190.50 |
CHIX |
2977838263910 |
| 15/05/2025 |
09:35:12 |
489 |
1189.50 |
CHIX |
2977838264667 |
| 15/05/2025 |
09:40:32 |
485 |
1188.50 |
CHIX |
2977838265494 |
| 15/05/2025 |
09:49:51 |
66 |
1189.00 |
CHIX |
2977838267391 |
| 15/05/2025 |
09:50:55 |
450 |
1189.00 |
CHIX |
2977838267601 |
| 15/05/2025 |
09:50:55 |
928 |
1189.00 |
CHIX |
2977838267603 |
| 15/05/2025 |
09:59:30 |
247 |
1189.00 |
CHIX |
2977838268787 |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:04:58 |
433 |
1190.50 |
CHIX |
2977838269572 |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:08:38 |
154 |
1192.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0Leoe |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:08:38 |
47 |
1192.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0Leog |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:08:38 |
91 |
1192.00 |
CHIX |
2977838270243 |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:08:38 |
63 |
1192.00 |
CHIX |
2977838270244 |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:08:38 |
61 |
1192.00 |
CHIX |
2977838270245 |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:08:38 |
72 |
1192.00 |
CHIX |
2977838270246 |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:11:39 |
318 |
1193.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0LiCj |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:11:39 |
294 |
1193.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0LiCU |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:13:50 |
149 |
1195.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0LkVy |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:13:50 |
618 |
1195.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0LkW0 |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:20:26 |
451 |
1196.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0LqYq |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:29:16 |
496 |
1199.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0Lz5u |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:29:16 |
21 |
1199.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0Lz5w |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:29:16 |
492 |
1199.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0Lz5y |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:29:17 |
529 |
1199.00 |
CHIX |
2977838273949 |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:39:11 |
450 |
1196.00 |
BATE |
156728356012 |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:39:12 |
455 |
1195.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0M9A3 |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:47:30 |
338 |
1199.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0MGrh |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:47:30 |
520 |
1199.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0MGrj |
| 15/05/2025 |
10:53:21 |
443 |
1198.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0MLNz |
| 15/05/2025 |
11:01:05 |
447 |
1197.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0MSNy |
| 15/05/2025 |
11:12:04 |
451 |
1195.50 |
BATE |
156728360001 |
| 15/05/2025 |
11:18:14 |
494 |
1196.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0Mje3 |
| 15/05/2025 |
11:40:52 |
491 |
1200.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0N23r |
| 15/05/2025 |
11:54:20 |
432 |
1200.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0NFe7 |
| 15/05/2025 |
12:00:28 |
167 |
1200.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0NKvQ |
| 15/05/2025 |
12:00:28 |
98 |
1200.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0NKvS |
| 15/05/2025 |
12:00:28 |
245 |
1200.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0NKvU |
| 15/05/2025 |
12:02:19 |
518 |
1200.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0NNH9 |
| 15/05/2025 |
12:06:59 |
504 |
1199.50 |
CHIX |
2977838289476 |
| 15/05/2025 |
12:20:56 |
444 |
1200.00 |
CHIX |
2977838291563 |
| 15/05/2025 |
12:21:13 |
445 |
1200.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0NgEu |
| 15/05/2025 |
12:21:32 |
455 |
1200.00 |
CHIX |
2977838291683 |
| 15/05/2025 |
12:38:51 |
472 |
1200.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0NwX3 |
| 15/05/2025 |
12:45:49 |
437 |
1200.00 |
BATE |
156728368956 |
| 15/05/2025 |
12:45:49 |
17 |
1200.00 |
CHIX |
2977838295849 |
| 15/05/2025 |
12:45:49 |
463 |
1200.00 |
CHIX |
2977838295857 |
| 15/05/2025 |
12:49:44 |
402 |
1198.50 |
CHIX |
2977838296477 |
| 15/05/2025 |
12:59:50 |
478 |
1198.50 |
BATE |
156728370545 |
| 15/05/2025 |
13:05:32 |
464 |
1198.00 |
CHIX |
2977838299034 |
| 15/05/2025 |
13:19:20 |
81 |
1197.50 |
BATE |
156728372609 |
| 15/05/2025 |
13:19:20 |
338 |
1197.50 |
CHIX |
2977838301050 |
| 15/05/2025 |
13:19:20 |
57 |
1197.50 |
CHIX |
2977838301051 |
| 15/05/2025 |
13:23:40 |
450 |
1197.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0Oent |
| 15/05/2025 |
13:23:40 |
452 |
1198.00 |
CHIX |
2977838302036 |
| 15/05/2025 |
13:33:28 |
895 |
1197.00 |
CHIX |
2977838304377 |
| 15/05/2025 |
13:33:32 |
437 |
1196.50 |
CHIX |
2977838304386 |
| 15/05/2025 |
13:46:18 |
523 |
1196.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0P52L |
| 15/05/2025 |
13:46:18 |
506 |
1196.50 |
CHIX |
2977838306315 |
| 15/05/2025 |
13:48:39 |
3 |
1195.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0P7Yp |
| 15/05/2025 |
13:48:43 |
101 |
1195.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0P7hd |
| 15/05/2025 |
13:48:43 |
101 |
1195.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0P7hg |
| 15/05/2025 |
13:48:43 |
235 |
1195.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0P7hj |
| 15/05/2025 |
13:58:28 |
427 |
1194.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0PHz7 |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:00:03 |
438 |
1193.50 |
CHIX |
2977838308940 |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:00:03 |
21 |
1193.50 |
CHIX |
2977838308941 |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:06:20 |
515 |
1193.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0PRBm |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:06:21 |
471 |
1192.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0PRGh |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:16:55 |
201 |
1192.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0Pas9 |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:16:55 |
698 |
1192.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0PasB |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:23:16 |
256 |
1191.00 |
CHIX |
2977838313254 |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:23:16 |
204 |
1191.00 |
CHIX |
2977838313257 |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:24:16 |
446 |
1190.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0PjJK |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:29:51 |
970 |
1190.00 |
CHIX |
2977838314855 |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:30:00 |
546 |
1187.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0Pqa7 |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:38:41 |
560 |
1192.50 |
CHIX |
2977838319046 |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:38:41 |
523 |
1192.50 |
CHIX |
2977838319047 |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:41:29 |
392 |
1192.00 |
CHIX |
2977838320311 |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:44:57 |
440 |
1192.50 |
CHIX |
2977838321724 |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:53:16 |
936 |
1196.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0Qgbk |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:53:16 |
936 |
1196.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0QgbV |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:53:16 |
516 |
1196.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0QgbX |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:57:07 |
333 |
1196.00 |
CHIX |
2977838326156 |
| 15/05/2025 |
14:58:59 |
462 |
1196.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0QsLw |
| 15/05/2025 |
15:04:04 |
411 |
1196.50 |
BATE |
156728391694 |
| 15/05/2025 |
15:04:04 |
56 |
1196.50 |
BATE |
156728391695 |
| 15/05/2025 |
15:04:11 |
926 |
1196.00 |
CHIX |
2977838328893 |
| 15/05/2025 |
15:13:25 |
576 |
1194.00 |
BATE |
156728394010 |
| 15/05/2025 |
15:13:25 |
1,021 |
1194.00 |
CHIX |
2977838332080 |
| 15/05/2025 |
15:15:33 |
498 |
1194.00 |
CHIX |
2977838332649 |
| 15/05/2025 |
15:24:12 |
835 |
1195.50 |
CHIX |
2977838335548 |
| 15/05/2025 |
15:28:50 |
503 |
1195.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0RfyF |
| 15/05/2025 |
15:31:26 |
500 |
1195.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0Rjo4 |
| 15/05/2025 |
15:33:03 |
497 |
1195.50 |
CHIX |
2977838338731 |
| 15/05/2025 |
15:37:18 |
232 |
1195.50 |
BATE |
156728400420 |
| 15/05/2025 |
15:37:18 |
177 |
1195.50 |
BATE |
156728400421 |
| 15/05/2025 |
15:42:14 |
1,031 |
1197.50 |
BATE |
156728402170 |
| 15/05/2025 |
15:45:22 |
492 |
1197.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0S9I5 |
| 15/05/2025 |
15:49:17 |
502 |
1197.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0SHDu |
| 15/05/2025 |
15:56:16 |
1,019 |
1199.50 |
BATE |
156728406014 |
| 15/05/2025 |
15:56:16 |
439 |
1199.50 |
CHIX |
2977838347181 |
| 15/05/2025 |
15:57:12 |
841 |
1199.00 |
CHIX |
2977838347528 |
| 15/05/2025 |
16:01:46 |
229 |
1198.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0SfUh |
| 15/05/2025 |
16:01:46 |
286 |
1198.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0SfUk |
| 15/05/2025 |
16:04:40 |
1,018 |
1198.50 |
CHIX |
2977838350828 |
| 15/05/2025 |
16:07:56 |
545 |
1196.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0Sqm1 |
| 15/05/2025 |
16:11:17 |
1,153 |
1197.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0SwON |
| 15/05/2025 |
16:11:18 |
562 |
1196.50 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0SwQT |
| 15/05/2025 |
16:18:34 |
592 |
1197.00 |
CHIX |
2977838358757 |
| 15/05/2025 |
16:18:34 |
573 |
1197.00 |
CHIX |
2977838358758 |
| 15/05/2025 |
16:18:59 |
499 |
1196.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0TApz |
| 15/05/2025 |
16:18:59 |
143 |
1196.00 |
BATE |
156728414864 |
| 15/05/2025 |
16:18:59 |
179 |
1196.00 |
CHIX |
2977838359055 |
| 15/05/2025 |
16:18:59 |
373 |
1196.00 |
CHIX |
2977838359056 |
| 15/05/2025 |
16:23:02 |
435 |
1197.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0TJlY |
| 15/05/2025 |
16:23:02 |
444 |
1197.00 |
CHIX |
2977838361421 |
| 15/05/2025 |
16:25:28 |
528 |
1197.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0TOpS |
| 15/05/2025 |
16:25:43 |
608 |
1197.00 |
XLON |
E0N44vv0TPXK |