pson201104286k2.htm
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 2011
 
 
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 Result of Meeting

 
 

 
 
28 April 2011
Pearson plc
Results of Annual General Meeting 2011
 
Pearson plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 3pm today.  All resolutions set out in the Company's Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 24 March 2011 were proposed and approved on a poll.
 
The total number of votes received for each resolution is set out below.  The Company's issued share capital on 28 April 2011 was 813,276,930 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 2010 report and accounts
553,151,809
999,942
3,024,795
2. To declare a final dividend
557,122,699
17,292
36,555
3. To re-elect David Arculus
549,504,113
6,962,274
710,159
4. To re-elect Patrick Cescau
548,647,890
8,429,757
98,899
5. To re-elect Will Ethridge
549,106,535
8,000,307
69,704
6. To re-elect Rona Fairhead
537,262,338
19,832,290
81,918
7. To re-elect Robin Freestone
549,131,443
7,973,647
71,456
8. To re-elect Susan Fuhrman
553,495,864
3,572,610
108,072
9. To re-elect Ken Hydon
550,358,091
6,722,637
96,668
10. To re-elect John Makinson
549,108,272
7,984,275
83,999
11. To re-elect Glen Moreno
541,822,303
15,262,405
91,837
12. To re-elect Marjorie Scardino
527,827,329
29,294,830
54,387
13. To reappoint Joshua Lewis
553,514,279
3,554,338
107,929
14. To approve the report on directors' remuneration
532,985,979
19,267,027
4,923,539
15. To reappoint the auditors
535,102,758
12,848,443
9,225,344
16. To determine the remuneration of the auditors
550,516,216
6,483,087
177,243
17. To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares
526,723,723
22,187,205
8,265,618
18. To waive the pre-emption rights
556,756,251
297,215
122,660
19. To authorise the company to purchase its own shares
555,282,398
1,460,688
433,040
20. To approve the holding of general meetings on 14 clear days' notice
515,767,889
41,247,852
160,385
21. To approve the Long-Term Incentive Plan
516,287,993
39,664,649
1,223,913
 



 
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:  28 April 2011 
 
 
 
By: /s/ STEPHEN JONES

 
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Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary