UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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 April 2008
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
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This Report includes the following documents:
1. A press release from Pearson plc announcing Result of AGM
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 25 April 2008 was 808,358,605.
Resolution Description For and Against Abstain
Discretionary
Resolution To receive the 2007 report 507,993,200 20,742 619,252
1 and accounts
Resolution To declare a final 507,563,984 16,817 1,052,393
2 dividend
Resolution To re-elect Terry Burns 471,707,279 3,121,700 33,804,215
3
Resolution To re-elect Ken Hydon 507,052,119 933,413 647,662
4
Resolution To re-elect Glen Moreno 506,256,690 1,709,180 667,324
5
Resolution To re-elect Marjorie 498,208,228 9,784,599 640,367
6 Scardino
Resolution To approve the report on 426,697,067 59,035,607 22,900,520
7 directors' remuneration
Resolution To reappoint the auditors 499,994,296 8,033,890 605,008
8
Resolution To determine the 504,221,629 3,784,134 627,431
9 remuneration of the
auditors
Resolution To authorise the company 503,213,390 1,615,891 3,803,913
10 to allot ordinary shares
Resolution To increase the authorised 507,574,433 401,322 657,439
11 share capital
Resolution To waive the pre-emption 504,658,224 473,195 3,501,775
12 rights
Resolution To authorise the company 507,894,027 109,969 629,198
13 to purchase its own shares
Resolution To adopt new Articles of 504,659,854 2,771,909 1,201,431
14 Association
Resolution To renew the Annual Bonus 441,103,127 23,983,928 43,546,139
15 Share Matching Plan
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: 25 April 2008
By: /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary