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Result of AGM
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n2 May 2025\n \nPearson plc\n(\"Pearson\" or the \"Company\")\n \nResults of Annual General Meeting 2025\n \nPearson 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.\n \nThe 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%.\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nResolution\n\n\nFor and Discretionary\n\n\n% votes cast For and Discretionary\n\n\nAgainst\n\n\n% votes\ncast Against\n\n\nTotal votes cast (excluding votes withheld)\n\n\n% of issued capital voted\n\n\nWithheld/\nAbstentions*\n\n\n\n\n1\n\n\nTo receive the 2024 report and accounts\n\n\n525,108,863\n\n\n99.99\n\n\n73,280\n\n\n0.01\n\n\n525,182,143\n\n\n79.37%\n\n\n712,057\n\n\n\n\n2\n\n\nTo declare a final dividend\n\n\n520,514,099\n\n\n99.02\n\n\n5,159,881\n\n\n0.98\n\n\n525,673,980\n\n\n79.44%\n\n\n220,221\n\n\n\n\n3\n\n\nTo re-elect Omar Abbosh\n\n\n525,579,955\n\n\n99.98\n\n\n86,908\n\n\n0.02\n\n\n525,666,863\n\n\n79.44%\n\n\n227,338\n\n\n\n\n4\n\n\nTo re-elect Sherry Coutu\n\n\n499,873,806\n\n\n95.09\n\n\n25,792,261\n\n\n4.91\n\n\n525,666,067\n\n\n79.44%\n\n\n228,133\n\n\n\n\n5\n\n\nTo re-elect Alison Dolan\n\n\n520,095,364\n\n\n99.42\n\n\n3,057,934\n\n\n0.58\n\n\n523,153,298\n\n\n79.06%\n\n\n2,740,903\n\n\n\n\n6\n\n\nTo re-elect Alex Hardiman\n\n\n525,571,009\n\n\n99.98\n\n\n91,301\n\n\n0.02\n\n\n525,662,310\n\n\n79.44%\n\n\n231,891\n\n\n\n\n7\n\n\nTo re-elect Sally Johnson\n\n\n524,286,473\n\n\n99.74\n\n\n1,371,988\n\n\n0.26\n\n\n525,658,461\n\n\n79.44%\n\n\n235,740\n\n\n\n\n8\n\n\nTo re-elect Omid Kordestani\n\n\n524,009,139\n\n\n99.69\n\n\n1,655,282\n\n\n0.31\n\n\n525,664,421\n\n\n79.44%\n\n\n229,780\n\n\n\n\n9\n\n\nTo re-elect Esther Lee\n\n\n523,636,938\n\n\n99.62\n\n\n2,008,625\n\n\n0.38\n\n\n525,645,563\n\n\n79.44%\n\n\n248,638\n\n\n\n\n10\n\n\nTo re-elect Graeme Pitkethly\n\n\n524,331,575\n\n\n99.75\n\n\n1,329,033\n\n\n0.25\n\n\n525,660,6...