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 2004
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, 28
April 2004 is set out below. The number of 25p ordinary shares in issue at that
date was 802,494,351.
Resolution Description For Against Abstain
Resolution To receive the 2003 report 405,081,527 535,924 6,961,899
1 and accounts
Resolution To declare a final 411,929,784 554,215 95,351
2 dividend
Resolution To re-elect Dennis 408,726,025 3,691,634 161,691
3 Stevenson
Resolution To re-elect John Makinson 404,498,337 3,644,241 4,436,772
4
Resolution To re-elect Reuben Mark 389,367,307 18,826,754 4,385,289
5
Resolution To re-elect Vernon Sankey 398,317,727 11,384,560 2,877,063
6
Resolution To approve the report on 388,083,287 18,077,856 6,418,207
7 directors' remuneration
Resolution To reappoint the auditors 410,820,390 590,856 1,168,104
8
Resolution To determine the 410,730,562 1,747,584 101,204
9 remuneration of the
auditors
Resolution To authorise the company to 404,788,819 7,661,535 128,996
10 allot ordinary shares
Resolution To increase the authorised 405,974,416 6,472,995 131,939
11 share capital
Resolution To waive the pre-emption 404,449,769 7,958,646 170,935
12 rights
Resolution To authorise the company to 412,243,772 232,729 102,849
13 purchase its own shares
Resolution To adopt new Articles of 408,815,212 3,404,768 359,370
14 Association
Resolution To extend the Worldwide Save 402,107,646 10,211,074 260,630
15 for Shares 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: 30 April 2004
By: /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary