Company Pearson plc

Company Pearson plc

PSON

GB0006776081

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PSON

GB0006776081

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Market Closed - London S.E. Other stock markets 11:35:21 2024-05-17 am EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
958 ^GBX	-0.06%		-3.97%	-0.64%

May. 17	Pearson Augments Nursing Content with Generative Ai Study Tools to Improve Nursing Education and Address Shortages	CI
May. 16	European Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Trend Lower in Thursday Trading	MT

Pearson plc specializes in books publishing, namely educational books, higher education books and professional training books. The group also offers educational evaluation services and on-line teaching service.

Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (11%), Europe (5%), the United States (69.5%), Asia/Pacific (7.5%), Canada (2.9%) and other (4.1%).

Number of employees: 17,612

GBP in Million	2022	Weight	2023	Weight	Delta
Assessment & Qualifications 42.4 %	1,444	37.6 %	1,559	42.4 %	+7.96%
Higher Education 23.3 %	898	23.4 %	855	23.3 %	-4.79%
Virtual Learning 16.8 %	820	21.3 %	616	16.8 %	-24.88%
English Language Learning 11.3 %	321	8.4 %	415	11.3 %	+29.28%
Workforce Skills 6.0 %	204	5.3 %	220	6.0 %	+7.84%
Strategic Review 0.2 %	154	4.0 %	9	0.2 %	-94.16%

GBP in Million	2022	Weight	2023	Weight	Delta
United States 68.2 %	2,668	69.5 %	2,504	68.2 %	-6.15%
United Kingdom 12.2 %	424	11.0 %	450	12.2 %	+6.13%
Asia Pacific 10.5 %	290	7.6 %	386	10.5 %	+33.10%
Other European Countries 3.5 %	192	5.0 %	130	3.5 %	-32.29%
Other Countries 3.3 %	157	4.1 %	121	3.3 %	-22.93%
Canada 2.3 %	110	2.9 %	83	2.3 %	-24.55%

Managers	Title	Age	Since
Omar Abbosh CEO	Chief Executive Officer	68	Jan. 07
Sally Johnson DFI	Director of Finance/CFO	51	99-12-31
Marykay Wells CTO	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	62	14-07-13
Joanne Russell IRC	Investor Relations Contact	-	17-05-31
Sulaekha Barger PRN	Corporate Officer/Principal	49	22-05-15
Andy Bird		-	-
Jon Twing PRN	Corporate Officer/Principal	-	-
Anthony Prentice PRN	Corporate Officer/Principal	51	23-04-27
Cinthia Nespoli LAW	General Counsel	44	14-01-31
Graeme Stuart Baldwin SEC	Corporate Secretary	49	20-06-30

Members of the board	Title	Age	Since
Sherry Coutu BRD	Director/Board Member	61	19-04-30
Omid Kordestani CHM	Chairman	61	22-02-28
Annette Thomas BRD	Director/Board Member	59	21-09-30
Esther Lee BRD	Director/Board Member	66	22-01-31
Graeme Pitkethly BRD	Director/Board Member	58	19-04-30
Lincoln Wallen BRD	Director/Board Member	64	15-12-31
Omar Abbosh CEO	Chief Executive Officer	68	Jan. 07
Sally Johnson DFI	Director of Finance/CFO	51	99-12-31
Alison Dolan BRD	Director/Board Member	55	23-05-31
Alex Hardiman BRD	Director/Board Member	43	23-05-31

	Vote	Quantity	Free-Float	Company-owned shares	Total Float
Stock A	1	676,626,828	672,530,707 ( 99.39 %)	2,160,000 ( 0.3192 %)	99.39 %

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Artemis Investment Management LLP 5.195 %	35,207,368	5.195 %	429 M p
Schroder Investment Management Ltd. 5.120 %	34,702,514	5.120 %	423 M p
RWC Asset Management LLP 4.017 %	27,224,888	4.017 %	332 M p
The Vanguard Group, Inc. 3.710 %	25,142,118	3.710 %	307 M p
Artisan Partners LP 3.626 %	24,573,000	3.626 %	300 M p

Name	Equities	%	Valuation
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 0.4179 %	2,832,576	0.4179 %	35 M p
Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP 0.3285 %	2,226,687	0.3285 %	28 M p
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 0.2933 %	1,988,177	0.2933 %	25 M p
Aperio Group LLC 0.2778 %	1,882,978	0.2778 %	23 M p
Arrowstreet Capital LP 0.2342 %	1,587,124	0.2342 %	20 M p
Invesco Capital Management LLC 0.1775 %	1,202,876	0.1775 %	15 M p
SEAMARK Asset Management Ltd. (New) 0.0770 %	522,150	0.0770 %	6 M p
UBS Financial Services, Inc. 0.0727 %	492,501	0.0727 %	6 M p
LMR Partners LLP 0.0684 %	463,456	0.0684 %	6 M p
13D Management LLC 0.0650 %	440,881	0.0650 %	5 M p

Pearson Plc

80 Strand

WC2R 0RL, London

+44 20 7010 2000

http://www.pearson.com

Name	Category and Sector
Pearson Dollar Finance Plc	Finance/Rental/Leasing
Pearson Funding Four Ltd.	Finance/Rental/Leasing
IndiaCan Education Pvt Ltd. IndiaCan Education Pvt Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services IndiaCan Education Pvt Ltd. provides vocational education and training services. The company was founded on August 18, 2008 and is headquartered in Chennai, India.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services
Pearson Funding Plc	Finance/Rental/Leasing
Pearson Strand Finance Ltd. Pearson Strand Finance Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Part of Pearson Plc, Pearson Strand Finance Ltd. is a British company that provides financial intermediation services. The company is based in London, UK.	Financial Conglomerates
Pearson India Education Services Pvt Ltd.
Pearson India Support Services Pvt Ltd.

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9.58 GBP

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11.34 GBP

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