Result of AGM

Pearson PLC
29 April 2005


Results of Annual General Meeting

Pearson plc held its annual general meeting for shareholders earlier today. All
resolutions were put to the meeting and approved on a show of hands.

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 audited proxy position at the close of books at midday on Wednesday, 27
April 2005 is set out below. The number of 25p ordinary shares in issue at that
date was 803,667,028.

Resolution     Description                 For and          Against      Abstain
                                           Discretionary

Resolution 1   To receive the 2004         458,217,517    1,465,428    7,241,833
               report and accounts

Resolution 2   To declare a final          466,683,744       96,590      144,444
               dividend

Resolution 3   To re-elect Marjorie        460,964,755    3,625,535    2,334,488
               Scardino

Resolution 4   To re-elect Rona            461,207,027    3,711,650    2,006,101
               Fairhead

Resolution 5   To re-elect Patrick         463,927,150    1,302,143    1,695,485
               Cescau

Resolution 6   To re-elect Reuben Mark     451,399,139    4,352,624   11,173,015

Resolution 7   To re-elect Vernon          464,780,391    1,820,216      324,171
               Sankey

Resolution 8   To reappoint Susan          465,330,109    1,273,810      320,859
               Fuhrman

Resolution 9   To approve the report on    433,810,161   16,081,824   17,032,793
               directors' remuneration

Resolution 10  To reappoint the            459,547,240    2,942,231    4,435,307
               auditors

Resolution 11  To determine the            464,792,636    1,707,146      424,996
               remuneration of the
               auditors

Resolution 12  To authorise the company    453,078,524   11,806,996    2,039,258
               to allot ordinary
               shares

Resolution 13  To increase the             465,667,944      760,215      496,619
               authorised share
               capital

Resolution 14  To waive the pre-emption    457,477,417    8,905,145      542,216
               rights

Resolution 15  To authorise the company    466,248,378      319,675      356,725
               to purchase its own
               shares




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