Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3038L

Pearson PLC

24 April 2015

Pearson plc

(the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting 2015

Pearson plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 12 noon today. All resolutions set out in the Company's Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 20 March 2015 were proposed and approved on a poll.

The total number of votes received for each resolution is set out below. The Company's issued share capital on 22 April 2015 was 820,288,100 ordinary shares of 25p each. The proportion of the Company's issued share capital represented by those votes cast is approximately 70.96%.

Resolution No. (as noted on the proxy form)

Shares For and Discretionary

Shares Against

Shares marked as Votes Withheld/
Abstentions*

1. To receive the 2014 report and accounts

581,104,506

990,644

4,099,396

2. To declare a final dividend

582,107,583

17,577

4,069,386

3. To re-elect Vivienne Cox

581,053,644

1,030,637

4,110,265

4. To re-elect John Fallon

581,943,560

151,235

4,099,751

5. To re-elect Robin Freestone

579,726,345

2,368,319

4,099,882

6. To re-elect Josh Lewis

581,963,791

106,340

4,124,415

7. To re-elect Linda Lorimer

581,979,974

102,745

4,111,827

8. To re-elect Harish Manwani

543,812,740

5,350,921

37,030,884

9. To re-elect Glen Moreno

571,331,103

10,347,488

4,515,955

10. To reappoint Elizabeth Corley

581,058,864

1,023,948

4,111,734

11. To reappoint Tim Score

579,201,139

2,856,876

4,136,530

12. To approve the annual remuneration report

536,330,506

40,883,235

8,980,804

13. To reappoint the auditors

563,038,635

14,796,238

8,359,672

14. To determine the remuneration of the auditors

573,892,487

4,280,400

8,021,659

15. To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares

558,776,532

22,304,488

5,113,526

16. To waive the pre-emption rights

571,872,939

10,199,120

4,122,487

17. To authorise the company to purchase its own shares

581,003,629

1,065,034

4,125,883