Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2886X
Pearson PLC
26 April 2019
 

26 April 2019

Pearson plc

(the "Company")

 

Results of Annual General Meeting 2019

 

Pearson plc held its annual general meeting at 12 noon today.  All resolutions set out in the Company's Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 25 March 2019 were proposed and approved on a poll.

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The table below shows the results of the poll for each resolution.  The Company's issued share capital on 26 April 2019 was 781,417,120 ordinary shares of 25p each. The proportion of the Company's issued share capital represented by those votes cast is approximately 80.74%.

 


Resolution

For and Discretionary

% votes cast For and Discretionary

Against

%

votes cast Against

Total votes cast (excluding votes withheld)

% of issued capital voted

Withheld/

Abstentions*

1

To receive the 2018 report and accounts

630,479,826

99.98

129,330

0.02

630,609,156

80.70%

322,860

2

To declare a final dividend

630,763,864

99.98

124,160

0.02

630,888,024

80.74%

43,992

3

To re-elect Elizabeth Corley

627,706,830

99.51

3,069,633

0.49

630,776,463

80.72%

155,553

4

To re-elect Vivienne Cox

628,928,573

99.71

1,838,913

0.29

630,767,486

80.72%

159,530

5

To re-elect John Fallon

630,190,100

99.89

666,309

0.11

630,856,409

80.73%

75,607

6

To re-elect Josh Lewis

629,072,236

99.73

1,704,404

0.27

630,776,640

80.72%

155,376

7

To re-elect Linda Lorimer

630,500,823

99.96

276,311

0.04

630,777,134

80.72%

154,882

8

To re-elect Michael Lynton

623,403,576

99.62

2,353,846

0.38

625,757,422

80.08%

5,174,594

9

To re-elect Tim Score

585,635,326

99.50

2,949,210

0.50

588,584,536

75.32%

42,347,480

10

To re-elect Sidney Taurel

627,330,412

99.45

3,474,990

0.55

630,805,402

80.73%

126,614

11

To re-elect Lincoln Wallen

630,368,159

99.94

401,766

0.06

630,769,925

80.72%

162,091

12

To re-elect Coram Williams

628,930,343

99.69

1,935,263

0.31

630,865,606

80.73%

66,410

13

To approve the annual remuneration report

617,786,062

97.93

13,041,115

2.07

630,827,177

80.73%

104,839

14

To re-appoint the auditors

598,560,393

94.88

32,318,203

5.12

630,878,596

80.74%

53,420

15

To determine the remuneration of the auditors

628,930,751

99.69

1,924,243

0.31

630,854,994

80.73%

72,522

16

To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares

561,600,685

89.02

69,238,744

10.98

630,839,429

80.73%

92,587

17

To waive the pre-emption rights

630,474,373

99.95

325,412

0.05

630,799,785

80.73%

132,107

18

To waive the pre-emption rights - additional percentage

616,821,980

97.78

13,975,479

2.22

630,797,459

80.72%

134,433

19

To authorise the company to purchase its own shares

624,083,306

98.92

6,786,558

1.08

630,869,864

80.73%

62,028

20

To approve the holding of general meetings on 14 clear days' notice

605,007,012

96.29

23,319,351

3.71

628,326,363

80.41%

2,605,529

 

 

* Votes withheld are not legal votes.


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