UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May 2009
PEARSON plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
80 Strand
London, England WC2R 0RL
44-20-7010-2000
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F
X
Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by furnishing
the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing
the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Yes
No X
This Report includes the following documents:
1. A press release from Pearson plc
announcing AGM Statement
Results of Annual General Meeting
Pearson plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 12 noon today. All resolutions were put to the meeting and approved on a poll.
Full details of the resolutions passed as special business have today been submitted to the UK Listing Authority for publication through the Listing Authority's Document and Viewing Facility.
The total number of votes received for each resolution is set out
below. The number of 25p ordinary shares in issue on 1 May
2009 was 809,852,978.
|
Resolution
|
Description
|
For and Discretionary
|
Against
|
Abstain
|
|
Resolution 1
|
To receive the 2008
report and accounts
|
556,636,529
|
664,400
|
92,668
|
|
Resolution 2
|
To declare a final dividend
|
557,296,795
|
34,470
|
62,334
|
|
Resolution 3
|
To re-elect David Arculus
|
552,456,960
|
4,823,376
|
113,261
|
|
Resolution 4
|
To re-elect Terry Burns
|
504,697,556
|
51,599,241
|
1,096,798
|
|
Resolution 5
|
To re-elect Patrick Cescau
|
552,953,706
|
4,260,485
|
179,406
|
|
Resolution 6
|
To re-elect Rona Fairhead
|
538,826,678
|
13,070,156
|
5,496,763
|
|
Resolution 7
|
To re-elect Robin Freestone
|
550,004,148
|
7,275,015
|
114,435
|
|
Resolution 8
|
To re-elect Susan Fuhrman
|
553,029,413
|
4,247,021
|
117,164
|
|
Resolution
9
|
To re-elect Ken Hydon
|
552,383,933
|
4,827,607
|
182,058
|
|
Resolution 10
|
To re-elect John Makinson
|
543,183,254
|
8,769,557
|
5,440,785
|
|
Resolution 11
|
To re-elect Glen Moreno
|
547,677,905
|
9,533,244
|
182,448
|
|
Resolution 12
|
To re-elect Marjorie Scardino
|
543,397,549
|
8,474,229
|
5,521,818
|
|
Resolution 13
|
To reappoint Will Ethridge
|
543,711,404
|
8,202,530
|
5,477,508
|
|
Resolution 14
|
To reappoint CK Prahalad
|
554,900,946
|
2,374,536
|
115,961
|
|
Resolution 15
|
To approve the report on directors' remuneration
|
375,764,294
|
132,366,897
|
49,262,404
|
|
Resolution 16
|
To reappoint the auditors
|
542,813,853
|
3,438,147
|
11,139,446
|
|
Resolution 17
|
To determine the remuneration of the auditors
|
555,162,645
|
2,124,770
|
106,182
|
|
Resolution 18
|
To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares
|
521,405,175
|
35,052,492
|
933,775
|
|
Resolution 19
|
To increase the authorised share capital
|
556,247,480
|
818,543
|
327,574
|
|
Resolution 20
|
To waive the pre-emption rights
|
556,861,831
|
336,372
|
195,393
|
|
Resolution 21
|
To authorise the company to purchase its own shares
|
556,409,718
|
786,268
|
197,611
|
|
Resolution 22
|
To amend the Articles of Association
|
556,902,698
|
119,304
|
371,595
|
|
Resolution 23
|
To
authorise
the company to call general meetings on 14 days' notice
|
547,962,459
|
9,093,604
|
337,533
|
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
PEARSON plc
Date: 01 May, 2009
By: /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary