STEVENSON, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

The securities litigation law firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of Pearson plc (NYSE: PSO) (“Pearson” or the “Company”) American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) during the period between January 21, 2016 and January 17, 2017, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Investors who wish to become proactively involved in the litigation have until April 25, 2017 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff.

If you wish to choose counsel to represent you and the class, you must apply to be appointed lead plaintiff and be selected by the Court. The lead plaintiff will direct the litigation and participate in important decisions including whether to accept a settlement for the class in the action. The lead plaintiff will be selected from among applicants claiming the largest loss from investment in Pearson ADRs during the Class Period. Members of the class will be represented by the lead plaintiff and counsel chosen by the lead plaintiff. No class has yet been certified in the above action.

The complaint accuses the defendants of violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by virtue of the defendants’ failure to disclose during the Class Period that students were unlikely to purchase the Company’s products because more affordable alternatives were available.

According to the complaint, following a January 18, 2017 announcement that the Company no longer expected to achieve its operative profit guidance for 2018 as a result of the North American higher education courseware market being much weaker than expected and that Pearson would rebase its dividend from 2017 onwards, the value of Pearson ADRs declined significantly.

If you have suffered a loss in excess of $100,000 from investment in Pearson ADRs purchased on or after January 21, 2016 and held through the revelation of negative information during and/or at the end of the Class Period and would like to learn more about this lawsuit and your ability to participate as a lead plaintiff, without cost or obligation to you, please visit our website at http://www.browerpiven.com/currentsecuritiescases.html. You may also request more information by contacting Brower Piven either by email at [email protected] or by telephone at (410) 415-6616. Brower Piven also encourages anyone with information regarding the Company’s conduct during the period in question to contact the firm, including whistleblowers, former employees, shareholders and others.

Attorneys at Brower Piven have extensive experience in litigating securities and other class action cases and have been advocating for the rights of shareholders since the 1980s. If you choose to retain counsel, you may retain Brower Piven without financial obligation or cost to you, or you may retain other counsel of your choice. You need take no action at this time to be a member of the class.

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