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 April, 2010


 

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


 

 

Pearson PLC

Results of Annual General Meeting 2010

 
 
Pearson plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 12 noon today.  All resolutions set out in the Company's Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 25 March 2010 (with the exception of resolution 12, which was withdrawn) were proposed and approved on a poll.
 
Full details of the resolutions passed as special business, together with copies of the Articles of Association, 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 Company' issued share capital on 30 April 2010 was 811,561,193 ordinary shares of 25p each.
The proportion of the Company's issued share capital represented by those votes cast is approximately 68%.
 
Resolution No. as noted on the proxy form)
Shares For and Discretionary
Shares Against
Shares marked as Votes Withheld/
Abstentions
1. To receive the 2009 report and accounts
551,670,921
476,038
5,764,711
2. To declare a final dividend
557,627,415
13,457
271,634
3. To re-elect David Arculus
545,901,041
11,670,366
340,264
4. To re-elect Patrick Cescau
552,177,497
5,386,213
347,961
5. To re-elect Will Ethridge
549,440,719
6,430,035
2,040,917
6. To re-elect Rona Fairhead
539,194,935
16,691,747
2,024,988
7. To re-elect Robin Freestone
551,156,310
6,411,035
344,326
8. To re-elect Susan Fuhrman
554,678,261
2,882,277
351,134
9. To re-elect Ken Hydon
552,134,008
5,413,453
364,210
10. To re-elect John Makinson
549,445,482
6,433,279
2,031,535
11. To re-elect Glen Moreno
544,331,231
13,254,739
325,702
12. RESOLUTION WITHDRAWN
 
13. To re-elect Marjorie Scardino
536,115,799
19,799,731
1,996,936
14. To approve the report on directors' remuneration
523,391,065
28,141,487
6,342,119
15. To reappoint the auditors
538,515,688
8,061,111
11,297,871
16. To determine the remuneration of the auditors
547,933,078
7,279,046
2,662,546
17. To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares
528,477,575
19,852,728
9,421,041
18. To waive the pre-emption rights
552,346,110
2,835,344
2,728,842
19. To authorise the company to purchase its own shares
553,504,339
3,952,529
453,429
20. To adopt new Articles of Association
552,504,674
2,171,609
3,234,014
21. To approve the holding of general meetings on 14 clear days' notice
522,502,210
32,712,270
2,660,190
22. To approve a Share Incentive Plan
551,480,040
3,655,955
2,737,302
 
 

    


 


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:   April 30, 2010


  
By:   /s/ STEPHEN JONES

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Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary