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October 20, 2025 6:37 PM EDT
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 October 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
 
 
 
 
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
 
1. Issuer Details
 
ISIN
GB0006776081
 
Issuer Name
PEARSON PLC
 
UK or Non-UK Issuer
UK
 
2. Reason for Notification
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
 
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
 
Name
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
City of registered office (if applicable)
Minneapolis
 
Country of registered office (if applicable)
United States
 
4. Details of the shareholder
 
Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above
 
 
City of registered office (if applicable)
 
 
Country of registered office (if applicable)
 
 
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
 
16-Oct-2025
 
6. Date on which Issuer notified
 
17-Oct-2025
 
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
 
 
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)
% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)
Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached
 
4.993000
 
0.004000
 
4.997000
 
31998509
 
Position of previous notification (if applicable)
 
5.114000
 
0.000000
 
5.114000
 
 
 
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
 
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)
 
Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)
 
Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
 
% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)
 
% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
 
GB0006776081
 
220054
 
31725199
 
0.034000
 
4.955000
 
US7050151056
 
0
 
24610
 
0.000000
 
0.004000
 
Sub Total 8.A
 
31969863
 
4.993000%
 
 
8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
 
Type of financial instrument
 
 
Expiration date
 
 
Exercise/conversion period
 
 
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted
 
% of voting rights
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sub Total 8.B1
 
 
 
 
 
 
8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
 
Type of financial instrument
 
Expiration date
 
Exercise/conversion period
 
Physical or cash settlement
 
Number of voting rights
 
% of voting rights
 
Equity Swap
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
Cash
 
28646
 
0.004000
 
Sub Total 8.B2
 
 
28646
 
0.004000%
 
 
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
 
2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)
 
 
Ultimate controlling person
 
 
Name of controlled undertaking
 
 
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
 
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
 
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Chain One)
 
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
TAM UK International Holdings Limited
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Threadneedle Holdings Limited
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
TAM UK Holdings Limited
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
TC Financing Limited
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Chain Two)
 
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle Group (Management) Limited
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle Holdings Limited
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Chain Three)
 
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Chain Four)
 
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Chain Five)
 
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands B.V.
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Chain Six)
 
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
AMPF Holding, LLC
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Chain Seven)
 
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Ameriprise Bank, FSB.
 
0.000000
 
0.000000
 
0.000000%
 
 
10. In case of proxy voting
 
Name of the proxy holder
 
 
The number and % of voting rights held
 
 
The date until which the voting rights will be held
 
 
11. Additional Information
 
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK International Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Group (Management) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited, which is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands B.V. is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited, which is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited, which is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Ameriprise Bank, FSB is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is wholly owned by AMPF Holding, LLC which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
 
12. Date of Completion
 
17-Oct-2025
 
13. Place Of Completion
 
Swindon, UK
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
PEARSON plc
 
 
Date: 20 October 2025
 
 
By: /s/ NATALIE WHITE
 
 
 
------------------------------------
 
Natalie White
 
Deputy Company Secretary


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