Pearson said its largest shareholder Cevian Capital II GP increased its shareholding in the company to 15.26%.
The FTSE 100 education company said in a regulatory filing Monday that Cevian Capital now owns 97 million shares. The shareholding is worth 911.2 million pounds ($1.22 billion) based on Pearson's closing price of 939 pence on Friday.
Cevian previously owned 14.17% of Pearson's shares.
Write to Anthony O. Goriainoff at anthony.orunagoriainoff@dowjones.com
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January 19, 2026 02:53 ET (07:53 GMT)
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