# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000938323
**File Stem:** 0001654954-26-002230
**Filing Date:** 2026-3
**Character Count:** 4053
**Document Hash:** 0617e70774ba145fadc946bd7aecb501
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001654954-26-002230.hdr.sgml**: 20260313

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001654954-26-002230

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260313

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260313

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260313

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PEARSON PLC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000938323
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** BOOKS: PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING AND PRINTING [2731]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** X0
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-16055
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26751361

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 80 STRAND
- **CITY:** LONDON ENGLAND
- **STATE:** X0
- **ZIP:** WC2R 0RL
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 442070102000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 80 STRAND
- **CITY:** LONDON ENGLAND
- **STATE:** X0
- **ZIP:** WC2R 0RL

 **UNITED STATES**

 **SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

 **Washington, D.C. 20549**

 **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 March 2026

 **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

 **Pearson plc**

 **("the Company")**

 **<u>Issuance of Shares</u>**

In accordance with PRM 1.6.4R, the Company announces that it has issued 398,115 ordinary shares of 25 pence each for the purposes of satisfying the vesting of awards under the Company's Save for Shares and Employee Stock Purchase Plans. These shares have been admitted to trading under the Company's existing block admissions of shares for this purpose dated 19 January 2024 and 17 October 2025 respectively.

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| LEI number: | LEI number: | 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57 | 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57 | 2138004JBXWWJKIURC57 |
| Description and type of financial instrument:<br>Identification code: | Description and type of financial instrument:<br>Identification code: | Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc<br>ISIN: GB0006776081 | Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc<br>ISIN: GB0006776081 | Ordinary shares of 25 pence each in Pearson plc<br>ISIN: GB0006776081 |
| Regulated market on which the shares have been admitted to trading: | Regulated market on which the shares have been admitted to trading: | London Stock Exchange (LSE) | London Stock Exchange (LSE) | London Stock Exchange (LSE) |
| Period of return:<br>| From:<br>| 20/01/2026<br>| To:<br>| 13/03/2026<br>|
| Number of shares issued and admitted to trading during period of return (new shares are fungible with existing shares): | Number of shares issued and admitted to trading during period of return (new shares are fungible with existing shares): | 398115 | 398115 | 398115 |
| Total number of shares in issue and admitted to trading following issuance: | Total number of shares in issue and admitted to trading following issuance: | 628294945 | 628294945 | 628294945 |

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 **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.

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|:---|:---|
|  | PEARSON plc |
| Date: 13 March 2026 |  |
|  | By: /s/ NATALIE WHITE |
|  | ------------------------------------ |
|  | Natalie White |
|  | Deputy Company Secretary |

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