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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 2019
 
 
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
 
 
 
 
26 April 2019
Pearson plc
(the "Company")
 
Results of Annual General Meeting 2019
 
Pearson plc held its annual general meeting at 12 noon today.  All resolutions set out in the Company's Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 25 March 2019 were proposed and approved on a poll.
 
The table below shows the results of the poll for each resolution.  The Company's issued share capital on 26 April 2019 was 781,417,120 ordinary shares of 25p each. The proportion of the Company's issued share capital represented by those votes cast is approximately 80.74%.
 
 
 
Resolution
For and Discretionary
% votes cast For and Discretionary
Against
%
votes cast Against
Total votes cast (excluding votes withheld)
% of issued capital voted
Withheld/
Abstentions*
1
To receive the 2018 report and accounts
630,479,826
99.98
129,330
0.02
630,609,156
80.70%
322,860
2
To declare a final dividend
630,763,864
99.98
124,160
0.02
630,888,024
80.74%
43,992
3
To re-elect Elizabeth Corley
627,706,830
99.51
3,069,633
0.49
630,776,463
80.72%
155,553
4
To re-elect Vivienne Cox
628,928,573
99.71
1,838,913
0.29
630,767,486
80.72%
159,530
5
To re-elect John Fallon
630,190,100
99.89
666,309
0.11
630,856,409
80.73%
75,607
6
To re-elect Josh Lewis
629,072,236
99.73
1,704,404
0.27
630,776,640
80.72%
155,376
7
To re-elect Linda Lorimer
630,500,823
99.96
276,311
0.04
630,777,134
80.72%
154,882
8
To re-elect Michael Lynton
623,403,576
99.62
2,353,846
0.38
625,757,422
80.08%
5,174,594
9
To re-elect Tim Score
585,635,326
99.50
2,949,210
0.50
588,584,536
75.32%
42,347,480
10
To re-elect Sidney Taurel
627,330,412
99.45
3,474,990
0.55
630,805,402
80.73%
126,614
11
To re-elect Lincoln Wallen
630,368,159
99.94
401,766
0.06
630,769,925
80.72%
162,091
12
To re-elect Coram Williams
628,930,343
99.69
1,935,263
0.31
630,865,606
80.73%
66,410
13
To approve the annual remuneration report
617,786,062
97.93
13,041,115
2.07
630,827,177
80.73%
104,839
14
To re-appoint the auditors
598,560,393
94.88
32,318,203
5.12
630,878,596
80.74%
53,420
15
To determine the remuneration of the auditors
628,930,751
99.69
1,924,243
0.31
630,854,994
80.73%
72,522
16
To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares
561,600,685
89.02
69,238,744
10.98
630,839,429
80.73%
92,587
17
To waive the pre-emption rights
630,474,373
99.95
325,412
0.05
630,799,785
80.73%
132,107
18
To waive the pre-emption rights - additional percentage
616,821,980
97.78
13,975,479
2.22
630,797,459
80.72%
134,433
19
To authorise the company to purchase its own shares
624,083,306
98.92
6,786,558
1.08
630,869,864
80.73%
62,028
20
To approve the holding of general meetings on 14 clear days' notice
605,007,012
96.29
23,319,351
3.71
628,326,363
80.41%
2,605,529
 
 
* Votes withheld are not legal votes.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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: 26 April 2019
 
 
 
By: /s/ NATALIE WHITE
 
 
 
 
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Natalie White
 
 
Deputy Company Secretary