Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)
24 März 2021 - 4:25PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 March
2021
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
PEARSON PLC
(the "Company")
Notice of Annual General Meeting
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1, Pearson plc has today
submitted to the National Storage Mechanism a copy of the
Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") to be held on 30 April
2021 and associated Form of Proxy.
The documents are available on Pearson's website
at plc.pearson.com/investors/shareholders/meetings
The documents will shortly be available for inspection on the
National Storage Mechanism website: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Important notice re COVID-19
Legislation and government guidance relating to COVID-19 currently
prohibits public gatherings and restricts non-essential travel.
Taking into account the UK Government's roadmap for easing
COVID-19-related restrictions, it is likely that by 30 April 2021
public gatherings will still be prohibited and travel will be
required to be minimised. As a result of these restrictions, at the
time of writing, shareholders will not be permitted to attend this
meeting in person, beyond the number of shareholders legally
required to constitute a quorum, which will be satisfied by the
attendance of a minimum number of director shareholders and/or
employee shareholders.
Should legislation and government guidance in respect of travel and
public gatherings change significantly before the date of the AGM,
any updates to the plans for the AGM will be posted on our website
and published to the market via a Regulatory Information
Service.
Appointing a Proxy
In order to ensure their votes are counted, shareholders are
strongly advised to appoint the Chair of the meeting as their proxy
and to register their proxy appointment electronically by visiting
the registrar's website at www.sharevote.co.uk or,
if they already have a portfolio registered with Equiniti, by
logging onto www.shareview.co.uk.
If shareholders prefer to return a hard copy Form of Proxy, they
should do so in accordance with the instructions on the Form, which
was distributed with the Notice of AGM. Where necessary,
shareholders should contact the registered shareholder (the
custodian or broker) who looks after their investments in the
Company on their behalf in order to vote their shares. All proxy
instructions must be received by 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 28 April
2021. Any person other than the Chair of the meeting who is
appointed as a proxy will not be able to attend the
AGM.
Pre-AGM Shareholder Event
The Board understands that, beyond voting on the formal business of
the meeting, the AGM also serves as a forum for shareholders to
raise questions and comments to the Board. Whilst we do not expect
to have the opportunity to meet with shareholders in person at our
AGM this year, we have made alternative arrangements for engagement
with shareholders. For further details please see the Notice of
AGM.
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: 24
March 2021
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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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