AGM Results

RNS Number : 5317J

Experian plc

17 July 2013

 



Experian plc

Results of Annual General Meeting

17 July 2013 - Experian plc, the global information services company, hereby notifies the market that, at its annual general meeting held earlier today, all the resolutions contained in the notice of meeting were duly passed and the results of the poll are as follows:

No.	Description	Votes For*	% Cast	Votes Against	% Cast	Votes Withheld**
	Ordinary resolutions:
1	Receipt of the reports and accounts	672,159,198	98.66	9,137,346	1.34	477,917
2	Approval of the report on directors' remuneration	592,152,388	89.76	67,535,222	10.24	22,083,300
3	To elect Deirdre Mahlan as a director	675,696,089	99.19	5,497,380	0.81	580,981
4	To elect George Rose as a director	675,685,199	99.19	5,501,715	0.81	583,998
5	To re-elect Fabiola Arredondo as a director	673,212,809	98.83	7,998,038	1.17	563,615
6	To re-elect Chris Callero as a director	680,154,630	99.84	1,057,051	0.16	562,781
7	To re-elect Brian Cassin as a director	680,850,939	99.95	357,703	0.05	565,820
8	To re-elect Roger Davis as a director	672,824,748	98.77	8,387,243	1.23	562,471
9	To re-elect Alan Jebson as a director	673,031,063	98.80	8,180,947	1.20	562,452
10	To re-elect Sir John Peace as a director	652,434,665	98.13	12,444,326	1.87	16,895,470
11	To re-elect Don Robert as a director	642,127,340	94.26	39,085,110	5.74	562,011
12	To re-elect Sir Alan Rudge as a director	657,147,306	96.53	23,656,253	3.47	970,902
13	To re-elect Judith Sprieser as a director	672,478,963	98.72	8,737,578	1.28	557,921
14	To re-elect Paul Walker as a director	665,848,070	97.74	15,370,686	2.26	555,706
15	Re-appointment of the auditors	663,163,696	98.73	8,550,920	1.27	10,056,295
16	Directors' authority to determine the auditors' remuneration	672,404,403	99.01	6,720,179	0.99	2,645,529
17	Directors' authority to allot relevant securities	601,532,330	88.40	78,902,250	11.60	1,336,332
	Special resolutions:
18	Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights	674,398,032	99.91	614,942	0.09	6,755,910
19	Directors' authority to purchase the Company's own shares	680,755,324	99.93	493,079	0.07	520,481

Notes:

*        Includes discretionary votes.

**       A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.

Documents regarding resolutions passed at the AGM on 17 July 2013

In accordance with Listing Rule LR9.6.2R, a copy of all resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will shortly be forwarded to the FSA and will be available via the National Storage Facility, located at http://hemscott.com/nsm.do. 

Authority to purchase own shares

Included among the resolutions passed at the annual general meeting was the following:

"To authorise the Company, generally and unconditionally:

(a)     pursuant to Article 57 of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, to make market purchases of ordinary shares in the capital of the Company on the London Stock Exchange on behalf of the Company on such terms and in such manner as the directors may from time to time determine, provided that:

(i)      the maximum number of ordinary shares which may be purchased under this authority is 100,961,463 ordinary shares of 10 US cents each;

(ii)      the minimum price (not including expenses) which may be paid for each ordinary share is 10 US cents;

(iii)     the maximum price (not including expenses) which may be paid for each ordinary share is an amount equal to the higher of: (a) 105% of the average market value of the Company's ordinary shares as derived from The London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the five business days immediately preceding the day on which the relevant share is purchased; and (b) the price stipulated by Article 5 (1) of the Buy-back and Stabilisation Regulation (EC No. 2273/2003);

(iv)     the authority hereby conferred shall expire on the earlier of 17 October 2013 and the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2013 (except that the Company shall be entitled, at any time prior to the expiry of this authority, to make a contract to purchase which would or might be executed wholly or partly after such expiry and to purchase shares in accordance with such contract as if the authority conferred had not expired) unless such authority is renewed prior to such time; and

(b)     pursuant to Article 58A of the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, and if approved by the directors, to hold as treasury shares any ordinary shares purchased pursuant to the authority conferred by paragraph (a) of this resolution."

Contact:

Experian

Ronan Hanna

Deputy Company Secretary

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About Experian

Experian is the leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to clients around the world. The Group helps businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers and automate decision making. Experian also helps individuals to check their credit report and credit score, and protect against identity theft.

Experian plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. Total revenue for the year ended 31 March 2013 was US$4.7 billion. Experian employs approximately 17,000 people in 40 countries and has its corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, with operational headquarters in Nottingham, UK; California, US; and São Paulo, Brazil.

For more information, visit http://www.experianplc.com.

 

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