Annual Information Update
Pearson plc
("Pearson" or "the Company")
Annual Information Update
Annual Information Update for the period 31 March 2005 up to and including 31 March 2006.
In accordance with Prospectus Rule 5.2, Pearson sets out below a summary of the information which has been published or made available to the public during the defined period. The information referred to in this Update was up to date at the time the information was published, but some information may now be out of date.
Stock Exchange Announcements
Announcements made by the Company via RNS, a Regulatory Information Service, may be viewed and downloaded from the London Stock Exchange website (www.londonstockexchange.com/marketnews) or from the press releases page on the Company's website at (www.pearson.com/investor/press_release.cfm). The Stock Exchange announcements made during the defined period are:
Date of Announcement | Headline of |
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21 March 2006 | |
8 March 2006 | |
7 March 2006 | |
1 March 2006 | |
28 February 2006 | |
27 February 2006 | |
24 February 2006 | |
21 February 2006 | |
31 January 2006 | |
23 January 2006 | |
20 January 2006 | |
17 January 2006 | |
10 January 2006 | |
9 January 2006 | |
5 January 2006 | |
21 December 2005 | |
9 December 2005 | |
8 December 2005 | |
2 December 2005 | |
28 November 2005 | |
23 November 2005 | |
14 November 2005 | |
11 November 2005 | |
7 November 2005 | |
3 November 2005 | |
1 November 2005 | |
1 November 2005 | |
26 October 2005 | |
19 October 2005 | |
13 October 2005 | |
3 October 2005 | |
3 October 2005 | |
27 September 2005 | |
26 September 2005 | |
15 September 2005 | |
23 August 2005 | |
17 August 2005 | |
1 August 2005 | |
29 July 2005 | |
27 July 2005 | |
25 July 2005 | |
6 July 2005 | Director/PDMR Shareholding |
30 June 2005 | |
30 June 2005 | |
23 June 2005 | |
9 May 2005 | Director Shareholding |
9 May 2005 | Director Shareholding |
9 May 2005 | Director Shareholding |
9 May 2005 | Director Shareholding |
6 May 2005 | |
5 May 2005 | |
4 May 2005 | |
29 April 2005 | |
29 April 2005 | |
20 April 2005 | |
18 April 2005 | |
13 April 2005 | |
12 April 2005 | |
31 March 2005 | |
31 March 2005 |
Documents Filed with Companies House
The Company has made the following filings with Companies House. Copies of these documents may be obtained from Companies House, Crown Way, Maindy, Cardiff CF14 3UZ or, if you are a registered user, they may be viewed and downloaded using Companies House Direct at www.direct.companieshouse.gov.uk. The Companies House filings made during the defined period are:
Date Posted | Document |
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30 March 2006 | Form 288a - Appointment of Director |
14 March 2006 | Form 288a - Appointment of Director |
24 October 2005 | Form 288c - Change of Director's Particulars |
21 October 2005 | Form 288c - Change of Director's Particulars |
12 October 2005 | Form 288a - Appointment of Director |
12 October 2005 | Form 288b - Resignation of Director |
16 June 2005 | Annual Accounts to 31 December 2004 |
20 June 2005 | Form 363a - Annual Return |
8 June 2005 | Amended Memorandum & Articles of Association |
1 June 2005 | Form 123 - Notice of Increase in Nominal Capital |
9 May 2005 | Ordinary and Special Resolutions approved at AGM |
13 April 2005 | Form 288c - Change of Director's Particulars |
In addition, the Company filed Forms 88(2) - Return of Allotment of Shares with Companies House. These were posted on the Companies House Direct website on 15 March 2006, 2 March 2006, 28 February 2006, 17 February 2006, 30 January 2006, 20 January 2006, 11 January 2006, 24 October 2005, 21 September 2005, 6 September 2005, 18 August 2005, 12 August 2005, 7 July 2005, 9 June 2005, 6 June 2005 and 3 June 2005.
Interim Results
The Company's interim results for the period 1 January 2005 to 30 June 2005 were published in the Financial Times newspaper worldwide on 26 July 2005. They are now available on the annual report page on the Company's website at (www.pearson.com/investor/reports.htm).
Information Provided to Shareholders
The Company sent the following documents to its shareholders during the defined period:
Date of | Documents |
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21 March 2006 | Governance and Financial Statements 2005 and/or Annual Review and Summary Financial Statements 2005. |
| Letter from the Chairman and Notice of 2006 AGM. |
| Form of Proxy in relation to 2006 AGM. |
31 March 2005 | Governance and Financial Statements 2004 and/or Annual Review and Summary Financial Statements 2004. |
| Letter from the Chairman and Notice of 2005 AGM. |
Form of Proxy in relation to 2005 AGM. |
Copies of the Governance and Financial Statements, Annual Review and Summary Financial Statements, Letter from the Chairman and Notice of AGM and Form of Proxy for the 2005 and 2004 year ends were also submitted to the UK Listing Authority on 21 March 2006 and 31 March 2005 respectively. In addition, copies of the resolutions passed at the 2005 AGM were sent to the UK Listing Authority on 29 April 2005. Copies of these documents are available from the Company Secretary, Pearson plc, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL.
US Listing
The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") as well as on the London Stock Exchange. There is a requirement, therefore, that information made public in the UK also needs to be made available in the US. Such documentation is listed below:
Securities and Exchange Commission ("the SEC")
The Company filed hard copies of its Stock Exchange announcements with the SEC, pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These bulk filings were sent, during the defined period, on 23 March 2006, 15 March 2006, 3 March 2006, 27 January 2006, 6 January 2006, 16 December 2005, 25 November 2005, 4 November 2005, 14 October 2005, 23 September 2005, 26 August 2005, 29 July 2005, 27 June 2005, 29 April 2005 and 1 April 2005. In addition, the AGM documentation, referred to above, was sent to the SEC on 21 March 2006 and 31 March 2005 and copies of the resolutions passed at the 2005 AGM were also sent to the SEC on 29 April 2005. Copies of these documents can be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street N.W., Washington D.C. 20549, USA, as well as from the Company Secretary of Pearson.
NYSE
The Company sent copies of the AGM documentation, referred to above, to the NYSE on 21 March 2006 and 31 March 2005 and copies of the resolutions passed at the 2005 AGM were also sent to the NYSE on 29 April 2005.
Bank of New York (the "BoNY")
The Company sent copies of the AGM documentation, referred to above, to the BoNY on 21 March 2006 and 31 March 2005.
Information Provided to US Shareholders Only
The Company sent to all of its US shareholders a copy of the Form 20-F on 29 June 2005, with the SEC having received a copy on 27 June 2005. A copy of this document can be viewed and downloaded from the Company's website at (www.pearson.com/investor/sec.htm) and hard copies are available from the Company Secretary of Pearson.
Stephen Jones
Deputy Secretary
31 March 2006