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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 December 2016
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
("Pearson" or the "Company")
Committee Changes
Pearson
announces that the Nomination Committee is
to expand its remit to include oversight of corporate governance
matters and will be reconstituted as the Nomination &
Governance Committee with effect from 1 January
2017.
Pearson further announces the following changes to the membership
of its committees, effective 1 January 2017:
●
Elizabeth Corley is to join the Audit
Committee and the newly constituted Nomination &
Governance Committee.
●
Vivienne Cox is to join the newly
constituted Nomination & Governance Committee as chairman, and
will stand down as chairman of the Reputation & Responsibility
Committee. She will also stand down from membership of
the Remuneration Committee.
●
Josh Lewis is to join the newly
constituted Nomination & Governance Committee, and will stand
down from the Reputation & Responsibility
Committee.
●
Linda Lorimer will chair the Reputation
& Responsibility Committee.
●
Harish Manwani is to join the newly
constituted Nomination & Governance Committee.
●
Tim Score is to join the newly
constituted Nomination & Governance Committee.
●
Lincoln Wallen will be appointed to the
Reputation & Responsibility Committee.
Following
these changes, the composition of Pearson's board committees will
be as follows:
|
Audit
|
Remuneration
|
Reputation & Responsibility
|
Nomination & Governance
|
|
Tim Score (chair)
|
Elizabeth Corley (chair)
|
Linda Lorimer (chair)
|
Vivienne Cox (chair)
|
|
Elizabeth Corley
|
Josh Lewis
|
Vivienne Cox
|
Elizabeth Corley
|
|
Vivienne Cox
|
Tim Score
|
Harish Manwani
|
Josh Lewis
|
|
Linda Lorimer
|
Sidney Taurel
|
Lincoln Wallen
|
Harish Manwani
|
|
Lincoln Wallen
|
|
|
Tim Score
|
|
|
|
|
Sidney Taurel
|
These
notifications are made in accordance with LR 9.6.11.
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.
PEARSON
plc
Date:
09 December 2016
By: /s/
NATALIE DALE
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Natalie
Dale
Deputy
Company Secretary