Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0901Q

Experian plc

12 June 2015

 

Experian plc

Transaction in Own Shares.

12 June 2015 - Experian plc, the global information services company (the "Company"), hereby notifies the market, in conformity with Listing Rule 12.4.6R, of the following:-  

Further to the announcement by the Company on 28 January 2015 of a share repurchase programme, the Company announces that, on 12 June  2015, it purchased 402,994 of its ordinary shares of 10 US cents each ("ordinary shares") at an average price of 1,233.443 pence per share (minimum price of 1,225 pence and maximum price of 1,235 pence). The shares purchased will initially be held as treasury shares.  

Following the purchase, the Company holds 50,695,407 ordinary shares in treasury. Since announcing the share repurchase programme on 28 January 2015, the Company has purchased 9,880,409 of its ordinary shares. The total number of shares in issue (excluding shares held in treasury) following this announcement is 982,162,276.

Contact:

Experian

Ronan Hanna             Deputy Company Secretary           [phone]

About Experian

We are the leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to our clients around the world. We help businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers and automate decision making. We also help people to check their credit report and credit score, and protect against identity theft.  In 2014, we were named by Forbes magazine as one of the 'World's Most Innovative Companies'.

We employ approximately 17,000 people in 39 countries and our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland, with operational headquarters in Nottingham, UK; California, US; and São Paulo, Brazil.

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 March 31, 2015, was US$4.8 billion.

To find out more about our company, please visit http://www.experianplc.com or watch our documentary, 'Inside Experian'.

Neither the content of the Company's website, nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website), is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

 

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