Pearson VUE / NCS Pearson Settled Filed Aug 16, 2021

In re Pearson plc (SEC Administrative Proceeding)

SEC Administrative Proceeding File No. 3-20462

Court

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Plaintiffs

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Defendants

Pearson plc

Causes of action

Securities Act Sections 17(a)(2) and 17(a)(3); Exchange Act Section 13(a) and Rules 12b-20, 13a-15(a), and 13a-16

Settlement

$1,000,000 civil penalty

Allegations

Pearson plc made misleading disclosures about the November 2018 AIMSweb 1.0 cyber intrusion that affected approximately 13,000 schools and exposed approximately 11.5 million student records (including names, dates of birth, email addresses).

Outcome / Status

Settled. Cease-and-desist order entered.

Appellate history

None

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