AGM Statement

Pearson PLC
27 April 2007



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




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