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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    +353 (0) 1 846 9128  
 
 
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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