A London-based education company, Pearson supplies textbooks, digital courseware, assessments and qualifications used by students, teachers and professionals around the world. It began in 1844 when Yorkshire builder Samuel Pearson founded S. Pearson & Son, a construction firm that grew into one of the world's largest engineering contractors, building tunnels in London and New York and railways overseas before becoming a sprawling conglomerate. A curious detour: for years it owned Penguin Books, merging that publisher with Bertelsmann's Random House in 2013, though its name simply honors the founder rather than any product.
Pearson plc issues 258,796 ordinary shares for employee share plan vesting
The shares were issued between 1 July 2026 and 31 July 2026 and are fungible with existing shares.
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Pearson plc issued 258,796 ordinary shares of 25 pence each (ISIN: GB0006776081) to satisfy vesting of awards under its Save for Shares and Employee Stock Purchase Plans.
The shares were admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange Main Market under existing block admissions dated 19 January 2024 and 17 October 2025.
Artisan Partners LP crosses Pearson voting rights threshold to 11.99%
The previous notification reported a holding of 12.02% of voting rights.
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Artisan Partners Limited Partnership notified Pearson plc of a change in its voting rights on 30 June 2026.
The threshold was crossed on 26 June 2026, with Artisan Partners holding 11.99% of voting rights (72,066,708 shares).
The voting rights are held indirectly through a chain of controlled undertakings, with Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. as the ultimate controlling entity.
The shares are held via custodians including State Street Bank, Northern Trust, Mellon Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Brown Brothers Harriman, and Bank of New York.