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RNS Number : 7809W  Experian plc  17 July 2024

Experian plc

 

 

Results of Annual General Meeting

 

 

17 July 2024 - Experian plc, the global data and technology 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           697,878,457  99.99%  68,968         0.01%   3,055,905
 2    Approval of the Report on directors' remuneration               658,004,790  94.20%  40,530,408     5.80%   2,468,129
 3    To re-elect Craig Boundy as a director                          700,084,559  99.88%  871,138        0.12%   47,630
 4    To re-elect Alison Brittain as a director                       689,429,367  98.36%  11,529,314     1.64%   44,646
 5    To re-elect Brian Cassin as a director                          700,263,239  99.90%  701,294        0.10%   38,796
 6    To re-elect Kathleen DeRose as a director                       688,259,802  98.19%  12,697,448     1.81%   46,078
 7    To re-elect Caroline Donahue as a director                      689,629,639  98.38%  11,326,788     1.62%   46,901
 8    To re-elect Luiz Fleury as a director                           688,760,966  98.26%  12,195,161     1.74%   47,199
 9    To re-elect Jonathan Howell as a director                       685,832,386  97.84%  15,121,970     2.16%   48,973
 10   To re-elect Esther Lee as a director                            691,980,830  98.72%  8,976,420      1.28%   46,078
 11   To re-elect Louise Pentland as a director                       676,058,087  96.37%  25,437,562     3.63%   47,882
 12   To re-elect Lloyd Pitchford as a director                       697,936,187  99.49%  3,556,112      0.51%   51,236
 13   To re-elect Mike Rogers as a director                           657,047,350  94.63%  37,312,851     5.37%   7,183,331
 14   To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor                               697,553,376  99.44%  3,956,272      0.56%   33,888
 15   Directors' authority to determine the auditors' remuneration    701,021,411  99.93%  489,705        0.07%   32,420
 16   Directors' authority to allot relevant securities               665,108,473  94.81%  36,390,263     5.19%   44,799
      Special resolutions:
 17   Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights             651,553,135  92.88%  49,912,890     7.12%   77,510
 18   Directors' additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights  624,857,848  89.29%  74,925,846     10.71%  1,759,841
 19   Directors' authority to purchase the Company's own shares       696,074,878  99.28%  5,017,576      0.72%   451,078

 

 

*        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 17 July
2024, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 972,198,521
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 53,258,563
shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Experian
plc is 918,939,958.

 

Documents regarding resolutions passed at the AGM on 17 July 2024

 

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 91,818,298 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 16
October 2025 and the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company
to be held in 2025 (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 4220

 Gerry Tschopp, Nick Jones   Media queries

Teneo

 Graeme Wilson,        +44 (0)20 7353 4200

 Louise Male and

 Guy Bates

 

About Experian

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for
people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices,
uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, deliver digital marketing
solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our
unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of
people to realise their financial goals and help them to save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare,
automotive, agrifinance, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in talented people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power
of data and innovate. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock
Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our
corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com
(http://www.experianplc.com) .

 

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