Pearson plc

(the "Company")

Results of Annual General Meeting 2015

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 20 March 2015 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 22 April 2015 was 820,288,100 ordinary shares of 25p each. The proportion of the Company's issued share capital represented by those votes cast is approximately 70.96%.

 
          Resolution No. (as noted on the proxy form)
 
          Shares For and Discretionary
 
          Shares Against
 
          Shares marked as Votes Withheld/
Abstentions*
 
          1. To receive the 2014 report and accounts
 
581,104,506
 
990,644
 
4,099,396
 
          2. To declare a final dividend
 
582,107,583
 
17,577
 
4,069,386
 
          3. To re-elect Vivienne Cox
 
581,053,644
 
1,030,637
 
4,110,265
 
          4. To re-elect John Fallon
 
581,943,560
 
151,235
 
4,099,751
 
          5. To re-elect Robin Freestone
 
579,726,345
 
2,368,319
 
4,099,882
 
          6. To re-elect Josh Lewis
 
581,963,791
 
106,340
 
4,124,415
 
          7. To re-elect Linda Lorimer
 
581,979,974
 
102,745
 
4,111,827
 
          8. To re-elect Harish Manwani
 
543,812,740
 
5,350,921
 
37,030,884
 
          9. To re-elect Glen Moreno
 
571,331,103
 
10,347,488
 
4,515,955
 
          10. To reappoint Elizabeth Corley
 
581,058,864
 
1,023,948
 
4,111,734
 
          11. To reappoint Tim Score
 
579,201,139
 
2,856,876
 
4,136,530
 
          12. To approve the annual remuneration report
 
536,330,506
 
40,883,235
 
8,980,804
 
          13. To reappoint the auditors
 
563,038,635
 
14,796,238
 
8,359,672
 
          14. To determine the remuneration of the auditors
 
573,892,487
 
4,280,400
 
8,021,659
 
          15. To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares
 
558,776,532
 
22,304,488
 
5,113,526
 
          16. To waive the pre-emption rights
 
571,872,939
 
10,199,120
 
4,122,487
 
          17. To authorise the company to purchase its own shares
 
581,003,629
 
1,065,034
 
4,125,883

* Votes withheld are not legal votes.

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