All you need to know about your Pearson plc shares and how to manage them.
Access your shareholding online
Sign up to the Computershare Investor Centre a free, secure self-service website offering a fast and simple way to manage your shareholding.
Key features
The service is operated by our Registrar, Computershare Investor Services PLC and offers the following features:
- View your current Pearson share balance and the market value;
- View share balances and market values for all your Computershare managed holdings;
- Update your home address across your entire portfolio;
- Update your bank account details to receive dividend payments;
- View your transaction and payment history;
- Elect to receive important shareholder communications by email; and
- Download useful forms.
Go online
If you are already a member on the Computershare Investor Centre,
- Log on to www.investorcentre.co.uk. You will need your unique user ID and password which you created during registration.
or if not already registered,
- Log on to www.investorcentre.co.uk and select ‘Register now’.
To register you will be required to enter your Shareholder Reference Number (C1234567890), your Postcode or Country if outside of the UK or Channel Islands, the company name, Pearson and the security code (provided on screen). For security purposes, Computershare may send a unique activation code to your registered address. If an activation code is required, you will need to use this code to activate your account.
Updating my information
You can change your address online by visiting the Computershare Investor Centre and registering for online services. Alternatively, please contact Computershare. Please find their contact details at the bottom of the page.
If you’ve changed your name, please let us know so that we have the right information registered on your shareholding.
To register a name change you’ll need to write to Computershare and send your share certificate(s), an original or an official copy of your Marriage Certificate/Change of Name Deed and a completed Change of Name form. Your holding will be updated and a certificate will then be issued in your new name. Alternatively, please contact Computershare. Please find their contact details at the bottom of the page.
General queries
Electronic communications
Register now to receive your shareholder communications from us electronically by visiting the Computershare Investor Centre and registering for online shareholder services.
As a Pearson plc shareholder, you may choose to receive certain communications from the company in electronic format instead of by post. Electronic communications are not only a secure and efficient method for shareholder communications, they also allow us to operate in a more environmentally friendly and cost-effective way.
Whenever the company has a shareholder mailing, you will receive an email with a link to the website where electronic copies of the document can be viewed or downloaded. The documents themselves will not be sent with the email and you will no longer receive a copy of that document by post.
You should be aware that the company's legal obligations to you (with respect to the delivery of information) will be satisfied when the Registrar on behalf of the company transmits an email to you at the address you have provided (whether or not it is delivered). Nevertheless, where the Registrar is aware of any failure in delivery of an electronic message, a notification will be posted to your last known address informing you that the attempt to communicate with you electronically has failed and advising you of the website address where the document can be found.
You should note that emails are not necessarily secure and there is always a risk that your messages may be lost, intercepted or tampered with. In agreeing that the company (and its Registrar) may communicate with you electronically, you agree that neither the company nor the Registrar will be under any liability for any losses that may arise as a result of any such loss, interception or tampering or other factors beyond their control. You should check documents and attachments for viruses and defects before opening and using them. The liability of the company and its Registrar in this respect is limited to re-delivering the affected documents.
Although the company actively encourages its shareholders to make use of its email facility, you may request a hard copy document at any time either by clicking on the report or by telephoning Computershare on 0370 889 3250. Or +44 117 378 5188 if you’re calling from outside the UK.
Dividends
We normally expect to announce dividends at the same time as the full-year and half-year results.
We can pay your dividends by cheque, but if it gets lost or stolen you may need to pay a fee for a new one. It is safer and quicker to have your dividend paid direct to your bank or building society account. You’ll still receive a dividend confirmation voucher detailing the amount paid either annually or at each dividend depending on your preference.
To register or update your bank account details with Computershare, you can:
- visit the Investor Centre website at www.investorcentre.co.uk. Once logged in click on ‘My Profile’ then ‘Banking Details’
Or
- call the Pearson shareholder helpline on +44 (0)370 889 3250 and register your bank details over the phone.
The Registrar's International Payment Service lets you to receive your dividend directly into your bank account in your local currency by arrangement with Citibank. Please note that Computershare will deduct a payment charge from each dividend payment before converting it into your chosen currency. Your dividend confirmation will be dispatched in the normal way.
This service can be arranged in over 200 jurisdictions around the world and normally costs less than paying in a UK cheque.
You can instruct for your payments to be paid to an international bank account once fully registered on Investor Centre, you can add your details in a matter of minutes and can benefit from automatic currency conversion and faster receipt of funds. The dividend will be credited to you same or next day clearing on lots of currencies.
For further information on this service or to sign up for it, please visit www.investorcentre.co.uk.
You can elect to receive future dividends as shares rather than cash under Pearson's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP). The DRIP allows shareholders to reinvest their cash dividends in shares bought on the London Stock Exchange.
On each dividend payment date, the company buys shares in the market on your behalf using your cash dividend (having first deducted a percentage to cover stamp duty and administration fees). A share certificate will be sent to you within 10 working days after the dividend payment date.
Simply complete a DRIP mandate form which is available on the Computershare Investor Centre along with full details of the plan. Alternatively, contact Computershare. Please find their contact details at the bottom of the page.
To be eligible you need to join at least 15 working days before a dividend payment date, or you’ll have to wait until your next dividend payment to get started.
Contact details and other useful information
Please use this form to contact our Company Secretarial team.