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Marjorie Scardino, Chief Executive of Financial Times publisher Pearson, has marked her fifteenth anniversary in the role with the purchase of 374 American Depository Receipts (ADRs).

ADRs represent the ownership of shares in a non-US company. The purchase was made as part the firm's employee stock purchase plan, which gives employees the opportunity to purchase ordinary shares in Pearson at a discount.

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