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
2025
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
2 May 2025
Pearson plc
("Pearson" or the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting 2025
Pearson plc held its annual general meeting ("AGM") at 10:30am
today. All resolutions set out in the Company's Notice of Annual
General Meeting dated 27 March 2025 were proposed and approved on a
poll.
The table below shows the results of the poll for each resolution.
As at 6.30pm on 30 April 2025, the Company's issued share capital
was 661,685,614 ordinary shares of 25p each. The Company does not
hold any ordinary shares in Treasury. Therefore, the total voting
rights in the Company were 661,685,614. The proportion of the
Company's issued share capital represented by those votes cast is
approximately 79.44%.
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Resolution
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For and Discretionary
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% votes cast For and Discretionary
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Against
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% votes
cast Against
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Total votes cast (excluding votes withheld)
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% of issued capital voted
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Withheld/
Abstentions*
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1
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To
receive the 2024 report and accounts
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525,108,863
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99.99
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73,280
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0.01
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525,182,143
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79.37%
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712,057
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2
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To
declare a final dividend
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520,514,099
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99.02
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5,159,881
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0.98
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525,673,980
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79.44%
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220,221
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3
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To
re-elect Omar Abbosh
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525,579,955
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99.98
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86,908
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0.02
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525,666,863
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79.44%
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227,338
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4
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To re-elect Sherry Coutu
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499,873,806
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95.09
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25,792,261
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4.91
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525,666,067
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79.44%
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228,133
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5
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To re-elect Alison Dolan
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520,095,364
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99.42
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3,057,934
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0.58
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523,153,298
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79.06%
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2,740,903
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6
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To re-elect Alex Hardiman
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525,571,009
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99.98
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91,301
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0.02
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525,662,310
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79.44%
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231,891
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7
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To re-elect Sally Johnson
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524,286,473
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99.74
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1,371,988
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0.26
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525,658,461
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79.44%
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235,740
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8
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To re-elect Omid Kordestani
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524,009,139
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99.69
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1,655,282
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0.31
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525,664,421
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79.44%
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229,780
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9
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To re-elect Esther Lee
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523,636,938
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99.62
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2,008,625
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0.38
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525,645,563
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79.44%
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248,638
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10
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To re-elect Graeme Pitkethly
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524,331,575
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99.75
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1,329,033
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0.25
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525,660,608
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79.44%
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233,593
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11
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To re-elect Annette Thomas
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524,489,800
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99.78
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1,176,507
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0.22
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525,666,307
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79.44%
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227,894
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12
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To re-elect Lincoln Wallen
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515,466,071
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98.06
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10,195,310
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1.94
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525,661,381
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79.44%
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232,728
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13
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To approve the annual remuneration report
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485,861,331
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92.43
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39,779,388
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7.57
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525,640,719
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79.44%
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253,482
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14
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To re-appoint the auditors
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525,573,211
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99.98
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95,026
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0.02
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525,668,237
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79.44%
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225,964
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15
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To determine the remuneration of the auditors
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525,582,453
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99.99
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74,198
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0.01
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525,656,651
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79.44%
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237,459
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16
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To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares
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497,356,326
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94.62
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28,262,253
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5.38
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525,618,579
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79.44%
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269,101
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17
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To waive the pre-emption rights
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519,036,238
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99.29
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3,725,142
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0.71
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522,761,380
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79.00%
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3,126,301
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18
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To waive the pre-emption rights - additional
percentage
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517,718,420
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99.04
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5,021,944
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0.96
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522,740,364
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79.00%
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3,147,317
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19
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To authorise the company to purchase its own shares
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518,733,869
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98.69
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6,865,162
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1.31
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525,599,031
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79.43%
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288,650
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20
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To
approve the holding of general meetings on 14 clear days'
notice
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504,125,370
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95.91
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21,480,882
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4.09
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525,606,252
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79.43%
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287,949
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* Votes withheld are not legal votes.
In accordance with the Listing Rules, copies of the resolutions
that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general
meeting will shortly be available for inspection at the National
Storage Mechanism which is located at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
---ENDS---
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.
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PEARSON
plc
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Date: 02 May
2025
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By: /s/
NATALIE WHITE
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Natalie
White
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Deputy
Company Secretary
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