AGM Statement

RNS Number : 6260R
Pearson PLC
01 May 2009
 




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 1 May 2009 was 809,852,978.


Resolution

Description

For and Discretionary

Against

Abstain


Resolution 1


To receive the 2008 report and accounts




 

556,636,529



664,400



92,668



Resolution 2


To declare a final dividend 



557,296,795



34,470



62,334



Resolution 3


To re-elect David Arculus



552,456,960



4,823,376



113,261



 

Resolution 4



To re-elect Terry Burns




504,697,556



51,599,241



1,096,798



 

Resolution 5



To re-elect Patrick Cescau




552,953,706



4,260,485



179,406



 

Resolution 6



To re-elect Rona Fairhead



538,826,678



13,070,156



5,496,763



 

Resolution 7



To re-elect Robin Freestone



550,004,148



7,275,015



114,435



 

Resolution 8



To re-elect Susan Fuhrman




553,029,413



4,247,021



117,164



 

Resolution 9






To re-elect Ken Hydon




552,383,933



4,827,607



182,058



 

Resolution 10



To re-elect John Makinson



543,183,254



8,769,557



5,440,785



 

Resolution 11



To re-elect Glen Moreno



547,677,905



9,533,244



182,448



 

Resolution 12



To re-elect Marjorie Scardino



543,397,549



8,474,229



5,521,818



 

Resolution 13



To reappoint Will Ethridge



543,711,404



8,202,530



5,477,508



 

Resolution 14



To reappoint CK Prahalad



554,900,946


2,374,536



115,961



 

Resolution 15



To approve the report on directors' remuneration



375,764,294



132,366,897



49,262,404



 

Resolution 16



To reappoint the auditors



542,813,853



3,438,147



11,139,446



 

Resolution 17



To determine the remuneration of the auditors




555,162,645



2,124,770



106,182



 

Resolution 18



To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares



521,405,175



35,052,492



933,775



 

Resolution 19



To increase the authorised share capital



556,247,480



818,543



327,574



 

Resolution 20



To waive the pre-emption rights




556,861,831



336,372



195,393



 

Resolution 21



To authorise the company to purchase its own shares



556,409,718



786,268



197,611



 

Resolution 22



To amend the Articles of Association



556,902,698



119,304



371,595



 

Resolution 23



To authorise the company to call general meetings on 14 days' notice



547,962,459



9,093,604



337,533




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