Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
May 04 2018 - 12:15PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
month of
May
2018
PEARSON plc
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
80 Strand
London, England WC2R 0RL
44-20-7010-2000
(Address
of principal executive office)
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual
reports
under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form
20-F
X
Form 40-F
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant by furnishing the
information
contained
in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the
Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Yes
No X
4 May 2018
Pearson plc
(the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting 2018
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 28 March 2018 were proposed and approved on a
poll.
The
table below shows the results of the poll for each
resolution. The Company's issued share capital on 4 May 2018
was 780,668,607
ordinary
shares of 25p each. The proportion of the Company's issued share
capital represented by those votes cast is approximately
80%.
|
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 2017 report and accounts
|
631,698,774
|
99.92
|
485,988
|
0.08
|
632,184,762
|
80.98%
|
93,270
|
2
|
To
declare a final dividend
|
632,118,046
|
99.98
|
99,332
|
0.02
|
632,217,378
|
80.98%
|
60,972
|
3
|
To elect Michael Lynton
|
542,765,561
|
86.61
|
83,903,973
|
13.39
|
626,669,534
|
80.27%
|
5,610,177
|
4
|
To re-elect Elizabeth Corley
|
542,096,380
|
86.47
|
84,843,865
|
13.53
|
626,940,245
|
80.31%
|
5,339,460
|
5
|
To re-elect Vivienne Cox
|
548,476,707
|
86.79
|
83,510,499
|
13.21
|
631,987,206
|
80.95%
|
292,505
|
6
|
To re-elect John Fallon
|
631,298,336
|
99.86
|
897,098
|
0.14
|
632,195,434
|
80.98%
|
84,277
|
7
|
To re-elect Josh Lewis
|
630,500,958
|
99.77
|
1,478,864
|
0.23
|
631,979,822
|
80.95%
|
299,889
|
8
|
To re-elect Linda Lorimer
|
631,888,830
|
99.96
|
250,612
|
0.04
|
632,139,442
|
80.97%
|
140,069
|
9
|
To re-elect Tim Score
|
541,958,565
|
85.75
|
90,026,449
|
14.25
|
631,985,014
|
80.95%
|
294,697
|
10
|
To re-elect Sidney Taurel
|
629,702,012
|
99.70
|
1,911,893
|
0.30
|
631,613,905
|
80.91%
|
665,706
|
11
|
To re-elect Lincoln Wallen
|
631,515,844
|
99.90
|
608,431
|
0.10
|
632,124,275
|
80.97%
|
155,336
|
12
|
To re-elect Coram Williams
|
630,495,252
|
99.73
|
1,704,827
|
0.27
|
632,200,079
|
80.98%
|
79,950
|
13
|
To approve the annual remuneration report
|
622,728,372
|
99.36
|
4,001,793
|
0.64
|
626,730,165
|
80.28%
|
5,547,864
|
14
|
To re-appoint the auditors
|
591,924,864
|
93.63
|
40,283,584
|
6.37
|
632,208,448
|
80.98%
|
71,580
|
15
|
To determine the remuneration of the auditors
|
626,072,509
|
99.03
|
6,101,992
|
0.97
|
632,174,501
|
80.98%
|
105,528
|
16
|
To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares
|
530,339,090
|
83.89
|
101,863,480
|
16.11
|
632,202,570
|
80.98%
|
77,459
|
17
|
To waive the pre-emption rights
|
549,095,053
|
86.87
|
82,969,806
|
13.13
|
632,064,859
|
80.96%
|
206,940
|
18
|
To waive the pre-emption rights - additional
percentage
|
510,793,950
|
80.81
|
121,268,537
|
19.19
|
632,062,487
|
80.96%
|
209,312
|
19
|
To authorise the company to purchase its own shares
|
625,283,866
|
98.91
|
6,882,064
|
1.09
|
632,165,930
|
80.98%
|
105,869
|
20
|
To
approve the holding of general meetings on 14 clear days'
notice
|
608,785,459
|
96.70
|
20,755,052
|
3.30
|
629,540,511
|
80.64%
|
2,728,105
|
* Votes
withheld are not legal votes.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
|
PEARSON
plc
|
|
|
Date:
04
May 2018
|
|
|
By: /s/
NATALIE WHITE
|
|
|
|
------------------------------------
|
|
Natalie
White
|
|
Deputy
Company Secretary
|
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