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FINANCIAL BRIEF: For the fiscal year ended 31 December 2012, Pearson plc revenues increased 5% to L5.06B. Net income before extraordinary items decreased 68% to L283M. Revenues reflect Higher Education/International Education segment increase of 10% to L1.57B, School/North American Education segment increase of 3% to L2.66B, FT Group segment increase of 4% to L443M, Asia Pacific segment increase of 26% to L647M, USA segment increase of 3% to L2.8B. more »

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31st Dec 2013
31st Dec 2014

Price Target: 1,257p (+4.61% above Price) Net Profit EPS DPS Net Profit EPS DPS
Est. Long Term Growth Rate: +4.4% (£) (p) (p) (£) (p) (p)
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Broker Recommendations for Pearson
Recommendation:Strong SellSellHoldBuyStrong Buy
No. of Analysts: 3 3 12 7 2

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Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Incorporated , Jefferies & Company, Inc. David Reynolds , Credit Suisse Joseph Barnet-Lamb , Sanford Bernstein Claudio Aspesi , Investec Bank (UK) Plc Steve Liechti , ING FM , Nomura Securities Matthew Walker , Jefferies International Ltd , Panmure Gordon Alex DeGroote , Numis Securities Gareth Davies , Natixis Jerome Bodin Pavel Govciyan , CA Cheuvreux Niklas Kristoffersson , Macquarie Research Tim Nollen , Societe Generale Christophe Cherblanc , Berenberg Sarah Simon , Charles Stanley Sam Hart , Espirito Santo Investment Bank Giasone Salati , Imperial Capital, LLC , Morningstar, Inc. Michael Corty , Day by Day Valerie Gastaldy , Liberum Capital Ian Whittaker , Alphavalue Veronique Cabioc'h ,

Pearson plc, (Pearson) is an international media and education company with its principal operations in the education, business information and consumer publishing markets. The Company delivers the content in a range of forms and through a variety of channels, including books, newspapers and online services. It offers services, as well as content, from test creation, administration and processing to teacher development and school software. Pearson consists of three worldwide businesses: Pearson Education, The FT Group and The Penguin Group. On December 19, 2011, the Company acquired Global Education and Technology Group. In May 2012, the Company acquired Certiport, Inc. from Spire Capital Partners. In July 2012, it acquired Author Solutions, Inc (ASI) from Bertram Capital, and Navis Capital Partners sold PT Efficient English Services to Pearson. In October 2012, the Company acquired EmbanetCompass from an investor group led by Technology Crossover Ventures and Knowledge Universe.

Directors: Glen Moreno (Chmn.) 69, John Fallon (CEO) 50, Robin Freestone (CFO) 54, William Ethridge (Corp. Exec.) 61, Rona Fairhead (Corp. Exec.) 51, John Makinson (Corp. Exec.) 58, Philip Hoffman (Secy.) ,

No. of Employees: 42,980 No. of Shareholders: n/a


Last Annual December 31st, 2012
Last Interim December 31st, 2012
Shares in Issue 817,468,073
Free Float 800.9m (98.0%)
Sector Consumer Cyclicals
Industry Media & Publishing
Index FTSE Eurofirst 100 , FTSEUROFIRST 300 , E300 ex EURO COR, FTSE 350 Act , FTSE Lower Yield , FT350 Media , FTSE 100 , FTSE 100 Eod Gbp ,
Exchange London Stock Exchange (Full)
Eligible for an ISA? a SIPP?

Address 80 Strand, LONDON, WC2R 0RL, United Kingdom
Web http://www.pearson.com/
Phone +44 20 70102000
Contact Simon Mays-Smith (IR Contact Officer)
Registrar Equiniti Limited
Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PSON SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE PSON QUOTE
PSON Share Price GBp
1202p
Day's Change
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Traded 4:44pm · Minimum 15 min delayed

LATEST PSON NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS (delayed)

UPCOMING PSON EVENTS
Friday 26th July, 2013
Interim 2013 Pearson plc Earnings Release
Monday 24th February, 2014 (estimate)
Preliminary 2013 Pearson plc Earnings Release

Recent ↓
Friday 26th April, 2013
Pearson plc Annual General Meeting
Friday 26th April, 2013
Pearson PLC Interim Management Statement for the first three months of 2013
Wednesday 3rd April, 2013
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Wednesday 3rd April, 2013
Dividend For PSO.BA
Wednesday 3rd April, 2013
Dividend For PSO
Monday 25th February, 2013
Preliminary 2012 Pearson plc Earnings Presentation
Monday 25th February, 2013
Preliminary 2012 Pearson plc Earnings Release
Monday 21st January, 2013
Pearson plc Trading Statement
Monday 29th October, 2012
Pearson PLC Nine-month Interim Management Statement
Wednesday 22nd August, 2012
Dividend For PSO


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