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Experian plc

19 July 2023

Experian plc

Results of Annual General Meeting

19 July 2023 - 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: 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       Receipt of the 
        Annual Report and 
   1    financial statements      720,236,193   99.99%          33,192    0.01%          3,020,583 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       Approval of the 
        Report on directors' 
   2    remuneration              682,052,249   95.32%      33,495,886    4.68%          7,741,833 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       Approval of the 
        Directors' remuneration 
   3    policy                    668,721,118   94.31%      40,356,107    5.69%         14,212,743 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       To elect Craig 
   4    Boundy as a director      720,596,300   99.85%       1,080,253    0.15%          1,613,415 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       To elect Kathleen 
   5    DeRose as a director      718,016,596   99.28%       5,211,117    0.72%             62,255 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       To elect Esther 
   6    Lee as a director         723,154,555   99.99%          73,132    0.01%             62,281 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       To elect Louise 
   7    Pentland as a director    723,190,330   99.99%          41,240    0.01%             58,398 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       To re-elect Alison 
   8    Brittain as a director    694,055,064   95.97%      29,178,522    4.03%             56,382 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       To re-elect Brian 
   9    Cassin as a director      721,088,438   99.70%       2,149,192    0.30%             52,338 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       To re-elect Caroline 
  10    Donahue as a director     708,867,760   98.01%      14,367,816    1.99%             54,392 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       To re-elect Luiz 
  11    Fleury as a director      708,864,479   98.01%      14,372,335    1.99%             53,154 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       To re-elect Jonathan 
  12    Howell as a director      701,826,035   98.17%      13,102,444    1.83%          8,361,489 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       To re-elect Lloyd 
        Pitchford as a 
  13    director                  719,080,411   99.43%       4,154,822    0.57%             54,735 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       To re-elect Mike 
  14    Rogers as a director      656,449,097   92.42%      53,859,046    7.58%         12,981,825 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       To re-appoint KPMG 
  15    LLP as auditor            718,994,052   99.41%       4,254,265    0.59%             41,651 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       Directors' authority 
        to determine the 
  16    auditors' remuneration    722,748,132   99.93%         496,462    0.07%             45,374 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       Directors' authority 
        to allot relevant 
  17    securities                687,858,303   95.11%      35,373,872    4.89%             57,793 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       Special resolutions: 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       Directors' authority 
        to disapply pre-emption 
  18    rights                    662,412,282   91.60%      60,734,028    8.40%            143,657 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       Directors' additional 
        authority to disapply 
  19    pre-emption rights        641,603,518   88.72%      81,550,413   11.28%            136,036 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
       Directors' authority 
        to purchase the 
  20    Company's own shares      715,853,800   99.04%       6,933,451    0.96%            502,717 
      -------------------------  ------------  -------  --------------  -------  ----------------- 
 
   *        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 19 July 2023, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 971,379,401 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 51,350,607 shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Experian plc is 920,028,794.

Documents regarding resolutions passed at the AGM on 19 July 2023

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 Electronic Submission System, located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

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 91,915,447 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 higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest current independent bid for an ordinary share on the exchange on which the purchase is to be carried out; and

(iv) the authority hereby conferred shall expire on the earlier of 18 October 2024 and the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2024 (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         Investor queries 
  Gerry Tschopp, Nick Jones     Media queries       +44 (0)20 3042 4278 
 

Tulchan

 
 Graeme Wilson, 
  Louise Male and 
  Guy Bates            +44 (0)20 7353 4200 
 

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 22,000 people operating across 32 countries and every day we're investing in new technologies, talented people, and innovation to help all our clients maximise every opportunity. With corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, we are listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and are a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

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