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Experian plc
20 July 2017
 

Experian plc

 

 

Results of Annual General Meeting

 

 

20 July 2017 - 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

685,517,831

99.12%

6,090,294

0.88%

3,575,415

2

Approval of the report on directors' remuneration

579,215,551

83.84%

111,633,541

16.16%

4,334,446

3

Approval of the directors' remuneration policy

523,841,449

75.51%

169,911,599

24.49%

1,430,490

4

To elect Caroline Donahue as a director

694,761,984

99.97%

229,096

0.03%

196,010

5

To elect Mike Rogers as a director

694,579,572

99.94%

403,195

0.06%

200,773

6

To re-elect Brian Cassin as a director

683,973,480

98.41%

11,023,463

1.59%

190,147

    7

To re-elect Roger Davis as a director

610,649,217

88.49%

79,460,642

11.51%

5,073,680

8

To re-elect Luiz Fleury as a director

629,292,121

90.55%

65,699,566

9.45%

195,402

9

To re-elect Deirdre Mahlan as a director

629,334,599

90.55%

65,656,828

9.45%

192,112

10

To re-elect Lloyd Pitchford as a director

683,855,365

98.40%

11,137,250

1.60%

190,925

 11

To re-elect Don Robert as a director

663,505,239

96.19%

26,285,538

3.81%

5,392,120

12

To re-elect George Rose as a director

625,145,146

89.95%

69,849,639

10.05%

192,304

13

To re-elect Paul Walker as a director

621,120,619

89.37%

73,878,085

10.63%

188,385

14

To re-elect Kerry Williams as a director

683,955,405

98.41%

11,037,867

1.59%

190,268

15

To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor

694,612,179

99.93%

496,801

0.07%

74,560

16

Directors' authority to determine the auditors' remuneration

694,414,793

99.90%

698,975

0.10%

69,772

17

Directors' authority to allot relevant securities

665,766,773

95.78%

29,320,500

4.22%

96,267


Special resolutions:






18

Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights

667,468,341

96.03%

27,606,357

3.97%

112,082

19

Directors' additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights

646,434,078

93.00%

48,637,226

7.00%

115,476

20

Directors' authority to purchase the Company's own shares

688,729,345

99.17%

5,773,808

0.83%

683,627

 

 

*        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.

 

We are pleased that all resolutions were duly passed at today's AGM. We note that a minority of our shareholders did not support the remuneration policy, which we believe creates a strong link between pay and performance, and our results in 2017 illustrated good delivery against strategy by the management team. We will engage further with our investors to understand their views in greater detail.

 

Voting rights

 

Every shareholder has one vote for every ordinary share held. As at 20 July 2017, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 995,882,587 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 61,958,503 shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Experian plc is 933,924,084.

 

Documents regarding resolutions passed at the AGM on 20 July 2017

 

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 94,133,811 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 19 October 2018 and the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2018 (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

Nadia Ridout-Jamieson

Andrew Simms

Chief Communications Officer

Head of Investor Relations

 


+44 (0)20 3042 4215

 

Finsbury

Rollo Head

Jenny Davey



+44 (0)20 7251 3801

 

 

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 16,000 people operating across 37 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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