Result of AGM

Pearson PLC
25 April 2008


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 25 April 2008 was 808,358,605.

Resolution Description                For and        Against       Abstain
                                      Discretionary
Resolution To receive the 2007 report  507,993,200        20,742       619,252
1          and accounts

Resolution To declare a final          507,563,984        16,817     1,052,393
2          dividend

Resolution To re-elect Terry Burns     471,707,279     3,121,700    33,804,215
3

Resolution To re-elect Ken Hydon       507,052,119       933,413       647,662
4

Resolution To re-elect Glen Moreno     506,256,690     1,709,180       667,324
5

Resolution To re-elect Marjorie        498,208,228     9,784,599       640,367
6          Scardino

Resolution To approve the report on    426,697,067    59,035,607    22,900,520
7          directors' remuneration

Resolution To reappoint the auditors   499,994,296     8,033,890       605,008
8

Resolution To determine the            504,221,629     3,784,134       627,431
9          remuneration of the
           auditors

Resolution To authorise the company    503,213,390     1,615,891     3,803,913
10         to allot ordinary shares

Resolution To increase the authorised  507,574,433       401,322       657,439
11         share capital

Resolution To waive the pre-emption    504,658,224       473,195     3,501,775
12         rights

Resolution To authorise the company    507,894,027       109,969       629,198
13         to purchase its own shares

Resolution To adopt new Articles of    504,659,854     2,771,909     1,201,431
14         Association

Resolution To renew the Annual Bonus   441,103,127    23,983,928    43,546,139
15         Share Matching Plan



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