<div id="readability-page-1"><div>RNS Number : 3801L Pearson PLC 12 December 2025 Pearson plc - (the &#34;Company&#34;)Notification of PDMRs' InterestsNotification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them<div><table><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td colspan="3">Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated</td></tr><tr><td>a)</td><td>Name</td><td colspan="2">Arden Hoffman</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td colspan="3">Reason for the notification</td></tr><tr><td>a)</td><td>Position/status</td><td colspan="2">Non-Executive Director</td></tr><tr><td>b)</td><td>Initial notification /Amendment</td><td colspan="2">Initial notification</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td colspan="3">Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor</td></tr><tr><td>a)</td><td>Name</td><td colspan="2">Pearson plc</td></tr><tr><td>b)</td><td>LEI</td><td colspan="2">2138004JBXWWJKIURC57</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td colspan="3">Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted</td></tr><tr><td>a)</td><td>Description of the financial instrument, type of instrumentIdentification code</td><td colspan="2">American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) in Pearson plc, each ADR represents one ordinary share of 25 pence in Pearson plcISIN: US7050151056</td></tr><tr><td>b)</td><td>Nature of the transaction</td><td colspan="2">Purchase of ADRs</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">c)</td><td rowspan="2">Price(s) and volume(s)</td><td>Price(s)</td><td>Volume(s)</td></tr><tr><td>$13.63 per ADR</td><td>875 ADRs</td></tr><tr><td>d)</td><td>Aggregated information- Aggregated volume- Price</td><td colspan="2">Aggregated volume: 875 ADRsAggregated price: $11,926.25</td></tr><tr><td>e)</td><td>Date of the transaction</td><td colspan="2">10 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>f)</td><td>Place of the transaction</td><td colspan="2">New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) </td></tr></tbody></table></div>This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy. END DSHKZMMZRZRGKZG</div></div>

Pearson PLC announced a transaction involving Arden Hoffman, a Non-Executive Director, who purchased 875 American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) of Pearson PLC at $13.63 each, totaling $11,926.25. The transaction took place on December 10, 2025, on the New York Stock Exchange. This notification is part of the public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities.

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