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 2006
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 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 21 April 2006 was 804,500,023.
Resolution Description For and Against Abstain
Discretionary
Resolution 1 To receive the 2005 486,450,291 899,140 13,463,377
report and accounts
Resolution 2 To declare a final 500,736,494 18,906 57,408
dividend
Resolution 3 To re-elect David Bell 499,741,851 963,666 105,014
Resolution 4 To re-elect Terry Burns 498,383,097 1,797,749 465,583
Resolution 5 To re-elect Rana Talwar 498,568,951 1,780,998 457,324
Resolution 6 To reappoint Glen 499,519,461 827,651 458,645
Moreno
Resolution 7 To reappoint David 499,480,286 685,700 482,127
Arculus
Resolution 8 To reappoint Ken Hydon 499,655,214 674,496 474,920
Resolution 9 To approve the report on 462,097,167 22,595,989 16,111,705
directors' remuneration
Resolution 10 To reappoint the 491,855,703 4,404,188 4,541,526
auditors
Resolution 11 To determine the 498,673,915 1,866,060 98,009
remuneration of the
auditors
Resolution 12 To authorise the company 499,042,470 1,638,860 119,906
to allot ordinary
shares
Resolution 13 To increase the 500,270,920 271,436 253,590
authorised share
capital
Resolution 14 To waive the pre-emption 500,253,127 282,231 265,367
rights
Resolution 15 To authorise the company 499,338,845 1,351,708 110,361
to purchase its own
shares
Resolution 16 To renew the Pearson 475,361,212 25,061,594 214,424
Longterm Incentive Plan
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: 21 April 2006
By: /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary