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Results of Annual General Meeting 2013

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 21 March 2013 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 26 April 2013 was 817,486,902 ordinary shares of 25p each. The proportion of the Company's issued share capital represented by those votes cast is approximately 70.19%.

 
          Resolution No. (as noted on the proxy form)
 
          Shares For and Discretionary
 
          Shares Against
 
          Shares marked as Votes Withheld/
Abstentions
 
          1. To receive the 2012 report and accounts
 
          565,848,828
 
          337,569
 
          6,645,456
 
          2. To declare a final dividend
 
          567,343,464
 
          1,833,403
 
          3,654,986
 
          3. To re-elect David Arculus
 
          564,675,016
 
          2,153,691
 
          6,003,146
 
          4. To re-elect Vivienne Cox
 
          563,431,299
 
          2,773,857
 
          6,626,697
 
          5. To re-elect Will Ethridge
 
          560,398,048
 
          6,445,549
 
          5,988,256
 
          6. To re-elect Robin Freestone
 
          560,416,009
 
          6,424,164
 
          5,991,680
 
          7. To re-elect Susan Fuhrman
 
          565,140,228
 
          1,700,374
 
          5,991,251
 
          8. To re-elect Ken Hydon
 
          564,315,682
 
          1,683,266
 
          6,832,905
 
          9. To re-elect Josh Lewis
 
          565,185,582
 
          1,643,164
 
          6,003,107
 
          10. To re-elect John Makinson
 
          560,426,938
 
          6,414,334
 
          5,990,581
 
          11. To re-elect Glen Moreno
 
          559,141,517
 
          7,689,696
 
          6,000,640
 
          12. To reappoint John Fallon
 
          538,509,791
 
          28,328,599
 
          5,993,463
 
          13. To approve the report on directors' remuneration
 
          523,204,046
 
          35,545,800
 
          14,082,005
 
          14. To reappoint the auditors
 
          535,525,897
 
          19,939,162
 
          17,366,792
 
          15. To determine the remuneration of the auditors
 
          547,919,762
 
          15,078,262
 
          9,833,828
 
          16. To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares
 
          540,362,452
 
          28,143,595
 
          4,325,806
 
          17. To waive the pre-emption rights
 
          559,006,410
 
          5,455,732
 
          8,369,711
 
          18. To authorise the company to purchase its own shares
 
          564,459,006
 
          914,932
 
          7,457,915
 
          19. To approve the holding of general meetings on 14 clear days' notice
 
          507,561,493
 
          59,325,850
 
          5,944,508

Title: Result of AGM
Time: 16:07:47
Date: 26 Apr 2013
Category: AGMs and other meetings
ID: 3825D

Resolution No. (as noted on the proxy form)	Shares For and Discretionary	Shares Against	Shares marked as Votes Withheld/ Abstentions
1. To receive the 2012 report and accounts	565,848,828	337,569	6,645,456
2. To declare a final dividend	567,343,464	1,833,403	3,654,986
3. To re-elect David Arculus	564,675,016	2,153,691	6,003,146
4. To re-elect Vivienne Cox	563,431,299	2,773,857	6,626,697
5. To re-elect Will Ethridge	560,398,048	6,445,549	5,988,256
6. To re-elect Robin Freestone	560,416,009	6,424,164	5,991,680
7. To re-elect Susan Fuhrman	565,140,228	1,700,374	5,991,251
8. To re-elect Ken Hydon	564,315,682	1,683,266	6,832,905
9. To re-elect Josh Lewis	565,185,582	1,643,164	6,003,107
10. To re-elect John Makinson	560,426,938	6,414,334	5,990,581
11. To re-elect Glen Moreno	559,141,517	7,689,696	6,000,640
12. To reappoint John Fallon	538,509,791	28,328,599	5,993,463
13. To approve the report on directors' remuneration	523,204,046	35,545,800	14,082,005
14. To reappoint the auditors	535,525,897	19,939,162	17,366,792
15. To determine the remuneration of the auditors	547,919,762	15,078,262	9,833,828
16. To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares	540,362,452	28,143,595	4,325,806
17. To waive the pre-emption rights	559,006,410	5,455,732	8,369,711
18. To authorise the company to purchase its own shares	564,459,006	914,932	7,457,915
19. To approve the holding of general meetings on 14 clear days' notice	507,561,493	59,325,850	5,944,508