1st May 2009 16:27
Results of Annual General Meeting
Pearson plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders at 12 noon today. All resolutions were put to the meeting and approved on a poll.
Full details of the resolutions passed as special business have today been submitted to the UK Listing Authority for publication through the Listing Authority's Document and Viewing Facility.
The total number of votes received for each resolution is set out below. The number of 25p ordinary shares in issue on 1 May 2009 was 809,852,978.
|
Resolution |
Description |
For and Discretionary |
Against |
Abstain |
|
Resolution 1 |
To receive the 2008 report and accounts |
556,636,529 |
664,400 |
92,668 |
|
Resolution 2 |
To declare a final dividend |
557,296,795 |
34,470 |
62,334 |
|
Resolution 3 |
To re-elect David Arculus |
552,456,960 |
4,823,376 |
113,261 |
|
Resolution 4 |
To re-elect Terry Burns |
504,697,556 |
51,599,241 |
1,096,798 |
|
Resolution 5 |
To re-elect Patrick Cescau |
552,953,706 |
4,260,485 |
179,406 |
|
Resolution 6 |
To re-elect Rona Fairhead |
538,826,678 |
13,070,156 |
5,496,763 |
|
Resolution 7 |
To re-elect Robin Freestone |
550,004,148 |
7,275,015 |
114,435 |
|
Resolution 8 |
To re-elect Susan Fuhrman |
553,029,413 |
4,247,021 |
117,164 |
|
Resolution 9 |
To re-elect Ken Hydon |
552,383,933 |
4,827,607 |
182,058 |
|
Resolution 10 |
To re-elect John Makinson |
543,183,254 |
8,769,557 |
5,440,785 |
|
Resolution 11 |
To re-elect Glen Moreno |
547,677,905 |
9,533,244 |
182,448 |
|
Resolution 12 |
To re-elect Marjorie Scardino |
543,397,549 |
8,474,229 |
5,521,818 |
|
Resolution 13 |
To reappoint Will Ethridge |
543,711,404 |
8,202,530 |
5,477,508 |
|
Resolution 14 |
To reappoint CK Prahalad |
554,900,946 |
2,374,536 |
115,961 |
|
Resolution 15 |
To approve the report on directors' remuneration |
375,764,294 |
132,366,897 |
49,262,404 |
|
Resolution 16 |
To reappoint the auditors |
542,813,853 |
3,438,147 |
11,139,446 |
|
Resolution 17 |
To determine the remuneration of the auditors |
555,162,645 |
2,124,770 |
106,182 |
|
Resolution 18 |
To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares |
521,405,175 |
35,052,492 |
933,775 |
|
Resolution 19 |
To increase the authorised share capital |
556,247,480 |
818,543 |
327,574 |
|
Resolution 20 |
To waive the pre-emption rights |
556,861,831 |
336,372 |
195,393 |
|
Resolution 21 |
To authorise the company to purchase its own shares |
556,409,718 |
786,268 |
197,611 |
|
Resolution 22 |
To amend the Articles of Association |
556,902,698 |
119,304 |
371,595 |
|
Resolution 23 |
To authorise the company to call general meetings on 14 days' notice |
547,962,459 |
9,093,604 |
337,533 |
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