Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0513V

Experian plc

18 July 2018

 

Experian plc

Results of Annual General Meeting

18 July 2018 - 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 Annual report and financial statements	659,366,761	99.20%	5,345,274	0.80%	4,141,095
2	Approval of the report on directors' remuneration	532,865,126	81.37%	122,002,407	18.63%	13,985,597
3	To elect Dr Ruba Borno as a director	668,362,088	99.96%	281,577	0.04%	209,466
4	To re-elect Brian Cassin as a director	658,794,034	98.53%	9,843,918	1.47%	215,179
5	To re-elect Caroline Donahue as a director	602,264,299	90.07%	66,375,756	9.93%	213,076
6	To re-elect Luiz Fleury as a director	600,909,835	89.87%	67,727,570	10.13%	215,726
7	To re-elect Deirdre Mahlan as a director	601,546,943	89.97%	67,095,326	10.03%	210,862
8	To re-elect Lloyd Pitchford as a director	654,621,368	97.90%	14,020,029	2.10%	211,734
9	To re-elect Don Robert as a director	641,931,607	96.07%	26,266,525	3.93%	654,998
10	To re-elect Mike Rogers as a director	599,996,140	89.73%	68,642,863	10.27%	214,128
11	To re-elect George Rose as a director	594,962,232	88.98%	73,675,040	11.02%	215,858
12	To re-elect Paul Walker as a director	595,703,051	89.71%	68,358,935	10.29%	4,791,145
13	To re-elect Kerry Williams as a director	657,943,644	98.40%	10,695,898	1.60%	213,589
14	To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor	666,803,873	99.70%	1,985,988	0.30%	63,270
15	Directors' authority to determine the auditors' remuneration	666,832,478	99.71%	1,948,187	0.29%	72,466
16	Directors' authority to allot relevant securities	647,430,294	96.81%	21,333,826	3.19%	89,011
	Special resolutions:
17	Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights	648,303,840	96.94%	20,459,932	3.06%	89,359
18	Directors' additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights	628,604,490	94.00%	40,157,909	6.00%	90,731
19	Directors' authority to purchase the Company's own shares	664,221,122	99.41%	3,934,258	0.59%	697,750

*        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.

Voting rights

Every shareholder has one vote for every ordinary share held. As at 18 July 2018, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 978,956,900 ordinary shares of 10 US cents each with voting rights and 20 deferred shares of 10 US cents each which have no voting rights. The Company holds 61,458,390 shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Experian plc is 917,498,510.

Documents regarding resolutions passed at the AGM on 18 July 2018

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 FCA and will be available via the National Storage Facility, located at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

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 91,819,181 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 of the last independent trade and the highest current bid as stipulated by the Commission-adopted Regulatory Technical Standards pursuant to article 5(6) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU No.596/2014);

(iv)      the authority hereby conferred shall expire on the earlier of 17 October 2019 and the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2019 (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."

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About Experian

Experian is the world's leading global information services company. During life's big moments - from buying a home or a car, to sending a child to college, to growing a business by connecting with new customers - we empower consumers and our clients to manage their data with confidence. We help individuals to take financial control and access financial services, businesses to make smarter decisions and thrive, lenders to lend more responsibly, and organisations to prevent identity fraud and crime.

We have 16,500 people operating across 39 countries and every day we're investing in new technologies, talented people and innovation to help all our clients maximise every opportunity. We are listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and are a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

Learn more at www.experianplc.com or visit our global content hub at our global news blog for the latest news and insights from the Group.

 

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