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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 September
2021
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
Withdrawal of Credit Rating Agency
Pearson plc ("Pearson") gives notice that Standard &
Poor's Financial Services
LLC announced yesterday that it has, at the request
of Pearson, withdrawn its ratings of Pearson,
Pearson Funding plc ("the issuer") and the bonds
specified below, which were issued by the issuer and are guaranteed
by Pearson. The bonds remain rated Baa3 (stable outlook) and BBB-
(stable outlook) by Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings
Limited respectively.
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£350,000,000
3.750% Guaranteed Notes due 2030 (XS2044910466), all of which are
outstanding
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EUR
500,000,000 1.375% Guaranteed Notes due 2025 (XS1228153661, all of
which are outstanding
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U.S.$500,000,000
3.250% Guaranteed Notes due 2023 (USG6964RAA26 / US70501VAA61), of
which U.S.$94,176,000 are outstanding; and
●
U.S.$500,000,000
3.750% Guaranteed Notes due 2022 (USG6964QAA43 / US705011AA25), of
which U.S.$117,273,000 are outstanding.
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.
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PEARSON
plc
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Date: 23
September 2021
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By: /s/
NATALIE WHITE
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Natalie
White
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Deputy
Company Secretary
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