Result of AGM

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.

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."

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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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