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Pearson PLC Regulatory Filings 2011

Apr 28, 2011

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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 April 2011

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

This Report includes the following documents:

  1. A press release from Pearson plc announcing Result of Meeting

28 April 2011

Pearson plc

Results of Annual General Meeting 2011

Pearson plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 3pm today. All resolutions set out in the Company's Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 24 March 2011 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 28 April 2011 was 813,276,930 ordinary shares of 25p each. The proportion of the Company's issued share capital represented by those votes cast is approximately 68%.

Resolution No. (as noted on the proxy form) Shares For and Discretionary Shares Against Shares marked as Votes Withheld/ Abstentions
1. To receive the 2010 report and accounts 553,151,809 999,942 3,024,795
2. To declare a final dividend 557,122,699 17,292 36,555
3. To re-elect David Arculus 549,504,113 6,962,274 710,159
4. To re-elect Patrick Cescau 548,647,890 8,429,757 98,899
5. To re-elect Will Ethridge 549,106,535 8,000,307 69,704
6. To re-elect Rona Fairhead 537,262,338 19,832,290 81,918
7. To re-elect Robin Freestone 549,131,443 7,973,647 71,456
8. To re-elect Susan Fuhrman 553,495,864 3,572,610 108,072
9. To re-elect Ken Hydon 550,358,091 6,722,637 96,668
10. To re-elect John Makinson 549,108,272 7,984,275 83,999
11. To re-elect Glen Moreno 541,822,303 15,262,405 91,837
12. To re-elect Marjorie Scardino 527,827,329 29,294,830 54,387
13. To reappoint Joshua Lewis 553,514,279 3,554,338 107,929
14. To approve the report on directors' remuneration 532,985,979 19,267,027 4,923,539
15. To reappoint the auditors 535,102,758 12,848,443 9,225,344
16. To determine the remuneration of the auditors 550,516,216 6,483,087 177,243
17. To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares 526,723,723 22,187,205 8,265,618
18. To waive the pre-emption rights 556,756,251 297,215 122,660
19. To authorise the company to purchase its own shares 555,282,398 1,460,688 433,040
20. To approve the holding of general meetings on 14 clear days' notice 515,767,889 41,247,852 160,385
21. To approve the Long-Term Incentive Plan 516,287,993 39,664,649 1,223,913

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: 28 April 2011

By: /s/ STEPHEN JONES


Stephen Jones

Deputy Secretary