Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4662M

Experian plc

16 July 2014

 



Experian plc

Results of Annual General Meeting

16 July 2014 - 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	675,325,333	98.59	9,649,841	1.41	1,511,095
2	Approval of the report on directors' remuneration	573,498,957	85.94	93,832,492	14.06	19,150,355
3	Approval of the directors' remuneration policy	589,190,713	87.38	85,081,251	12.62	12,209,840
4	To elect Jan Babiak as a director	683,646,281	99.71	1,995,045	0.29	840,479
5	To re-elect Fabiola Arredondo as a director	679,715,165	99.13	5,939,914	0.87	826,726
6	To re-elect Brian Cassin as a director	684,712,113	99.86	938,580	0.14	834,662
7	To re-elect Roger Davis as a director	677,437,457	98.80	8,226,155	1.20	821,743
8	To re-elect Alan Jebson as a director	677,703,047	98.84	7,962,078	1.16	816,680
9	To re-elect Deirdre Mahlan as a director	631,538,448	94.54	36,442,948	5.46	18,503,958
10	To re-elect Don Robert as a director	484,851,448	88.92	60,392,710	11.08	141,241,195
11	To re-elect George Rose as a director	671,181,057	97.89	14,454,783	2.11	845,964
12	To re-elect Judith Sprieser as a director	673,688,928	98.25	11,965,850	1.75	827,027
13	To re-elect Paul Walker as a director	670,322,914	97.76	15,342,213	2.24	816,678
14	Re-appointment of the auditors	664,963,701	97.93	14,067,731	2.07	7,450,372
15	Directors' authority to determine the auditors' remuneration	671,737,249	97.97	13,935,476	2.03	809,079
16	Directors' authority to allot relevant securities	665,415,683	97.15	19,487,551	2.85	1,578,571
	Special resolutions:
17	Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights	680,178,659	99.21	5,427,717	0.79	875,429
18	Directors' authority to purchase the Company's own shares	685,104,264	99.92	550,347	0.08	827,194

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 16 July 2014

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 99,368,656 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 15 October 2015 and the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2015 (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

[phone]

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 2014 was US$4.8 billion. Experian employs approximately 16,000 people in 39 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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