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, 2005
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 earlier today. All
resolutions were put to the meeting and approved on a show of hands.
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 audited proxy position at the close of books at midday on Wednesday, 27
April 2005 is set out below. The number of 25p ordinary shares in issue at that
date was 803,667,028.
Resolution Description For and Against Abstain
Discretionary
Resolution 1 To receive the 2004 458,217,517 1,465,428 7,241,833
report and accounts
Resolution 2 To declare a final 466,683,744 96,590 144,444
dividend
Resolution 3 To re-elect Marjorie 460,964,755 3,625,535 2,334,488
Scardino
Resolution 4 To re-elect Rona 461,207,027 3,711,650 2,006,101
Fairhead
Resolution 5 To re-elect Patrick 463,927,150 1,302,143 1,695,485
Cescau
Resolution 6 To re-elect Reuben Mark 451,399,139 4,352,624 11,173,015
Resolution 7 To re-elect Vernon 464,780,391 1,820,216 324,171
Sankey
Resolution 8 To reappoint Susan 465,330,109 1,273,810 320,859
Fuhrman
Resolution 9 To approve the report on 433,810,161 16,081,824 17,032,793
directors' remuneration
Resolution 10 To reappoint the 459,547,240 2,942,231 4,435,307
auditors
Resolution 11 To determine the 464,792,636 1,707,146 424,996
remuneration of the
auditors
Resolution 12 To authorise the company 453,078,524 11,806,996 2,039,258
to allot ordinary
shares
Resolution 13 To increase the 465,667,944 760,215 496,619
authorised share
capital
Resolution 14 To waive the pre-emption 457,477,417 8,905,145 542,216
rights
Resolution 15 To authorise the company 466,248,378 319,675 356,725
to purchase its own
shares
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: 29 April, 2005
By: /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary