Last checked at 26 Apr 2019 14:53
26 April 2019
Pearson plc
(the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting 2019
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 25 March 2019 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 26 April 2019 was 781,417,120 ordinary shares of 25p each. The proportion of the Company's issued share capital represented by those votes cast is approximately 80.74%.
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 2018 report and accounts | 630,479,826 | 99.98 | 129,330 | 0.02 | 630,609,156 | 80.70% | 322,860 |
2 | To declare a final dividend | 630,763,864 | 99.98 | 124,160 | 0.02 | 630,888,024 | 80.74% | 43,992 |
3 | To re-elect Elizabeth Corley | 627,706,830 | 99.51 | 3,069,633 | 0.49 | 630,776,463 | 80.72% | 155,553 |
4 | To re-elect Vivienne Cox | 628,928,573 | 99.71 | 1,838,913 | 0.29 | 630,767,486 | 80.72% | 159,530 |
5 | To re-elect John Fallon | 630,190,100 | 99.89 | 666,309 | 0.11 | 630,856,409 | 80.73% | 75,607 |
6 | To re-elect Josh Lewis | 629,072,236 | 99.73 | 1,704,404 | 0.27 | 630,776,640 | 80.72% | 155,376 |
7 | To re-elect Linda Lorimer | 630,500,823 | 99.96 | 276,311 | 0.04 | 630,777,134 | 80.72% | 154,882 |
8 | To re-elect Michael Lynton | 623,403,576 | 99.62 | 2,353,846 | 0.38 | 625,757,422 | 80.08% | 5,174,594 |
9 | To re-elect Tim Score | 585,635,326 | 99.50 | 2,949,210 | 0.50 | 588,584,536 | 75.32% | 42,347,480 |
10 | To re-elect Sidney Taurel | 627,330,412 | 99.45 | 3,474,990 | 0.55 | 630,805,402 | 80.73% | 126,614 |
11 | To re-elect Lincoln Wallen | 630,368,159 | 99.94 | 401,766 | 0.06 | 630,769,925 | 80.72% | 162,091 |
12 | To re-elect Coram Williams | 628,930,343 | 99.69 | 1,935,263 | 0.31 | 630,865,606 | 80.73% | 66,410 |
13 | To approve the annual remuneration report | 617,786,062 | 97.93 | 13,041,115 | 2.07 | 630,827,177 | 80.73% | 104,839 |
14 | To re-appoint the auditors | 598,560,393 | 94.88 | 32,318,203 | 5.12 | 630,878,596 | 80.74% | 53,420 |
15 | To determine the remuneration of the auditors | 628,930,751 | 99.69 | 1,924,243 | 0.31 | 630,854,994 | 80.73% | 72,522 |
16 | To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares | 561,600,685 | 89.02 | 69,238,744 | 10.98 | 630,839,429 | 80.73% | 92,587 |
17 | To waive the pre-emption rights | 630,474,373 | 99.95 | 325,412 | 0.05 | 630,799,785 | 80.73% | 132,107 |
18 | To waive the pre-emption rights - additional percentage | 616,821,980 | 97.78 | 13,975,479 | 2.22 | 630,797,459 | 80.72% | 134,433 |
19 | To authorise the company to purchase its own shares | 624,083,306 | 98.92 | 6,786,558 | 1.08 | 630,869,864 | 80.73% | 62,028 |
20 | To approve the holding of general meetings on 14 clear days' notice | 605,007,012 | 96.29 | 23,319,351 | 3.71 | 628,326,363 | 80.41% | 2,605,529 |
* Votes withheld are not legal votes.