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 2007
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 AGM Statement
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 27 April 2007 was 806,773,111.
Resolution Description For and Against Abstain
Discretionary
Resolution To receive the 2006 report 531,519,552 425,380 557,323
1 and accounts
Resolution To declare a final 532,440,848 20,327 42,673
2 dividend
Resolution To re-elect Patrick Cescau 531,283,691 1,123,255 96,615
3
Resolution To re-elect Rona Fairhead 531,149,847 1,285,031 67,854
4
Resolution To re-elect Susan Fuhrman 531,249,549 1,154,662 97,208
5
Resolution To re-elect John Makinson 529,716,896 2,711,958 74,692
6
Resolution To reappoint Robin 531,140,771 1,289,178 71,508
7 Freestone
Resolution To approve the report on 468,562,453 23,018,218 40,922,113
8 directors' remuneration
Resolution To reappoint the auditors 518,683,280 2,386,247 11,434,059
9
Resolution To determine the 529,665,412 2,789,427 41,447
10 remuneration of the
auditors
Resolution To authorise the company 529,128,100 3,298,584 64,303
11 to allot ordinary shares
Resolution To increase the authorised 530,765,763 1,665,222 60,375
12 share capital
Resolution To waive the pre-emption 530,731,143 1,615,463 147,248
13 rights
Resolution To authorise the company 532,030,039 136,987 324,932
14 to purchase its own shares
Resolution To authorise the company 531,460,508 775,548 253,366
15 to send documents
electronically
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: 27 April, 2007
By: /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary