Pearson PLC 6-K, filed Apr 26, 2024
Pearson PLC (PSO)
6-K
2024-04-26
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Pearson PLC filed this 6-K on April 26, 2024.
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 April
2024
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
26 April 2024
Pearson plc
("Pearson" or the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting 2024
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 22 March 2024 were proposed and approved on a
poll.
The table below shows the results of the poll for each resolution.
As at 6.30pm on 24 April 2024, the Company's issued share capital
was 677,149,080 ordinary shares of 25p each. The Company does not
hold any ordinary shares in Treasury. Therefore, the total voting
rights in the Company were 677,149,080. The proportion of the
Company's issued share capital represented by those votes cast is
approximately 78.67%.
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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 2023 report and accounts
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532,283,221
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100.00
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23,678
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0.00
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532,306,899
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78.61%
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544,391
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2
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To declare a final dividend
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529,741,526
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99.44
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2,973,439
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0.56
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532,714,965
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78.67%
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136,325
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3
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To elect Omar Abbosh
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532,595,830
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99.99
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78,135
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0.01
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532,673,965
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78.66%
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177,325
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4
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To elect Alison Dolan
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527,964,849
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99.62
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2,007,403
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0.38
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529,972,252
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78.27%
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2,879,038
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5
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To elect Alex Hardiman
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532,496,370
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99.98
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99,161
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0.02
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532,595,531
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78.65%
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255,759
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6
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To re-elect Sherry Coutu
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382,610,095
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71.84
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149,982,078
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28.16
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532,592,173
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78.65%
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259,114
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7
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To re-elect Sally Johnson
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531,767,588
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99.84
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854,771
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0.16
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532,622,359
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78.66%
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228,931
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8
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To re-elect Omid Kordestani
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532,371,583
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99.96
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235,715
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0.04
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532,607,298
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78.65%
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243,992
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9
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To re-elect Esther Lee
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526,874,645
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98.92
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5,736,349
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1.08
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532,610,994
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78.65%
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240,296
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10
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To re-elect Graeme Pitkethly
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532,519,714
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99.98
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87,332
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0.02
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532,607,046
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78.65%
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244,244
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11
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To re-elect Annette Thomas
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526,855,422
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98.92
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5,754,503
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1.08
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532,609,925
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78.65%
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241,365
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12
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To re-elect Lincoln Wallen
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532,531,469
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99.98
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86,810
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0.02
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532,618,279
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78.66%
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233,011
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13
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To approve the annual remuneration report
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371,925,459
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69.83
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160,714,355
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30.17
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532,639,814
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78.66%
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211,473
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14
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To approve the Save for Shares Plan rules
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526,367,952
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99.07
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4,935,474
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0.93
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531,303,426
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78.46%
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1,547,864
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15
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To re-appoint the auditors
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528,909,748
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99.29
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3,794,814
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0.71
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532,704,562
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78.67%
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146,728
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16
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To determine the remuneration of the auditors
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532,652,669
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99.99
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54,499
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0.01
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532,707,168
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78.67%
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144,122
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17
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To authorise the company to allot ordinary shares
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506,780,261
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95.16
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25,800,102
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4.84
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532,580,363
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78.65%
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270,927
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18
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To waive the pre-emption rights
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527,054,589
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99.50
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2,637,639
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0.50
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529,692,228
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78.22%
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3,159,062
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19
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To waive the pre-emption rights - additional
percentage
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523,328,874
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98.80
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6,356,325
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1.20
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529,685,199
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78.22%
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3,166,091
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20
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To authorise the company to purchase its own shares
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528,689,730
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99.26
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3,954,616
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0.74
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532,644,346
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78.66%
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206,944
|
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21
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To approve the holding of general meetings on 14 clear days'
notice
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512,647,675
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96.23
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20,068,341
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3.77
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532,716,016
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78.67%
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135,274
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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
The Board appreciates the support shown by the majority of
shareholders for the resolutions at today's AGM, and it notes the
outcome of the voting on resolutions 6 and 13, both related to
remuneration.
While we welcome the support of over two thirds of our shareholders
on resolutions 6 and 13, we remain committed to retaining a
constructive and positive dialogue on this issue. As such we will
continue to actively engage to understand all shareholder
views.
The Board is committed to ensuring Pearson has an executive
remuneration structure that allows us to be competitive in the
global talent market and ensures strong alignment between pay and
performance. We also remain very supportive of the Chair of
our Remuneration Committee and are grateful for the extensive work
the Committee has done to engage shareholders on our wider
remuneration policy.
---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: 26
April 2024
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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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