# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000938323
**File Stem:** 0001654954-25-007562
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 5991
**Document Hash:** b2396d33d57875eb5989657a4a03bfc1
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## Filing Summary
**0001654954-25-007562.hdr.sgml**: 20250701

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001654954-25-007562

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250701

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250701

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250701

**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:** 251094223

**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 July 2025

 **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

**1 July 2025**

 **Pearson plc**

 **Announcement of share repurchase programme**

Pearson plc (the **Company**) announces that it has entered into an engagement with Citigroup Global Markets Limited (the **Bank**) in connection with the second and final tranche of its £350 million share buyback programme launched on 18 March 2025 (the **Second Tranche**) ahead of the closed period prior to its interim results announcement. As previously announced, the Second Tranche will be in the sum of £175 million.

The first tranche of the Programme, conducted by Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, in the sum of £175 million (the **First Tranche**), is anticipated to end on or before 18 August 2025. The Second Tranche is expected to automatically commence on the business day following completion of the First Tranche and is anticipated to end on a date no later than five months after the commencement of the Second Tranche (the **Engagement Period**). Purchases may continue during any closed periods of the Company during the Engagement Period.

The Company has entered into an engagement with the Bank under which it has issued a non-discretionary irrevocable instruction to the Bank to manage the Second Tranche. The Bank will carry out the instruction through the acquisition of ordinary shares in the Company for repurchase by the Company. The Bank will make trading decisions in relation to the Company's ordinary shares repurchased under the Second Tranche independently of, and uninfluenced by, the Company.

Any acquisitions of its ordinary shares by the Company will be effected within certain pre-set parameters set out in the Bank's engagement letter, and in accordance with the Company's AGM authority to repurchase ordinary shares (at the AGM on 2 May 2025, shareholders gave the Company authority to purchase a maximum of 66,657,551 ordinary shares), Chapter 9 of the Financial Conduct Authority's UK Listing Rules and the provisions of the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014/EU (as it forms part of UK law pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended) and will be discontinued in the event that the Company ceases to have the necessary general authority to repurchase ordinary shares.

The sole purpose of the Programme is to reduce the capital of the Company. As such, the Company will cancel any ordinary shares purchased.

For the avoidance of doubt, no repurchases will be made in respect of the Company's American Depositary Receipts.

The Bank may undertake transactions in the Company's ordinary shares during the Engagement Period in order to manage its market exposure under the Second Tranche.

 **CONTACTS**

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Investor Relations** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Alex Shore | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; +44 (0) 7720 947 853 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Steph Crinnegan | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; +44 (0) 7780 555 351 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gemma Terry | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; +44 (0) 7841 363 216 |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brennan Matthews | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; +1 (332) 238-8785 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Teneo** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ed Cropley | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; +44 (0) 7492 949 346 |

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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: 01 July 2025 |  |
|  | By: /s/ NATALIE WHITE |
|  | ------------------------------------ |
|  | Natalie White |
|  | Deputy Company Secretary |

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