 In August 2015, Pearson sold its 50% stake in the newspaper to the Italian Agnelli family's investment company, Exor, for £469 million (US$531 million) and the paper re-acquired the remaining shares for £182 million ($206 million).Pearson plc held a 50% shareholding via The Financial Times Limited until August 2015.At that time, Pearson sold their share in the Economist.