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RNS Number : 5432G  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:
 1    Receipt of the Annual Report and financial statements           720,236,193  99.99%  33,192         0.01%   3,020,583
 2    Approval of the Report on directors' remuneration               682,052,249  95.32%  33,495,886     4.68%   7,741,833
 3    Approval of the Directors' remuneration policy                  668,721,118  94.31%  40,356,107     5.69%   14,212,743
 4    To elect Craig Boundy as a director                             720,596,300  99.85%  1,080,253      0.15%   1,613,415
 5    To elect Kathleen DeRose as a director                          718,016,596  99.28%  5,211,117      0.72%   62,255
 6    To elect Esther Lee as a director                               723,154,555  99.99%  73,132         0.01%   62,281
 7    To elect Louise Pentland as a director                          723,190,330  99.99%  41,240         0.01%   58,398
 8    To re-elect Alison Brittain as a director                       694,055,064  95.97%  29,178,522     4.03%   56,382
 9    To re-elect Brian Cassin as a director                          721,088,438  99.70%  2,149,192      0.30%   52,338
 10   To re-elect Caroline Donahue as a director                      708,867,760  98.01%  14,367,816     1.99%   54,392
 11   To re-elect Luiz Fleury as a director                           708,864,479  98.01%  14,372,335     1.99%   53,154
 12   To re-elect Jonathan Howell as a director                       701,826,035  98.17%  13,102,444     1.83%   8,361,489
 13   To re-elect Lloyd Pitchford as a director                       719,080,411  99.43%  4,154,822      0.57%   54,735
 14   To re-elect Mike Rogers as a director                           656,449,097  92.42%  53,859,046     7.58%   12,981,825
 15   To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor                               718,994,052  99.41%  4,254,265      0.59%   41,651
 16   Directors' authority to determine the auditors' remuneration    722,748,132  99.93%  496,462        0.07%   45,374
 17   Directors' authority to allot relevant securities               687,858,303  95.11%  35,373,872     4.89%   57,793
      Special resolutions:
 18   Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights             662,412,282  91.60%  60,734,028     8.40%   143,657
 19   Directors' additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights  641,603,518  88.72%  81,550,413     11.28%  136,036
 20   Directors' authority to purchase the 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
(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    +44 (0)20 3042 4278

 Gerry Tschopp, Nick Jones   Media queries

Tulchan

 Graeme Wilson,        +44 (0)20 7353 4200

 Louise Male and

 Guy Bates

 

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.

 

Learn more at www.experianplc.com (http://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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