Experian PLC

AGM Information • Jul 20, 2017

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Experian plc

20 July 2017

Experian plc

Results of Annual General Meeting

20 July 2017 - 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	685,517,831	99.12%	6,090,294	0.88%	3,575,415
2	Approval of the report on directors' remuneration	579,215,551	83.84%	111,633,541	16.16%	4,334,446
3	Approval of the directors' remuneration policy	523,841,449	75.51%	169,911,599	24.49%	1,430,490
4	To elect Caroline Donahue as a director	694,761,984	99.97%	229,096	0.03%	196,010
5	To elect Mike Rogers as a director	694,579,572	99.94%	403,195	0.06%	200,773
6	To re-elect Brian Cassin as a director	683,973,480	98.41%	11,023,463	1.59%	190,147
7	To re-elect Roger Davis as a director	610,649,217	88.49%	79,460,642	11.51%	5,073,680
8	To re-elect Luiz Fleury as a director	629,292,121	90.55%	65,699,566	9.45%	195,402
9	To re-elect Deirdre Mahlan as a director	629,334,599	90.55%	65,656,828	9.45%	192,112
10	To re-elect Lloyd Pitchford as a director	683,855,365	98.40%	11,137,250	1.60%	190,925
11	To re-elect Don Robert as a director	663,505,239	96.19%	26,285,538	3.81%	5,392,120
12	To re-elect George Rose as a director	625,145,146	89.95%	69,849,639	10.05%	192,304
13	To re-elect Paul Walker as a director	621,120,619	89.37%	73,878,085	10.63%	188,385
14	To re-elect Kerry Williams as a director	683,955,405	98.41%	11,037,867	1.59%	190,268
15	To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor	694,612,179	99.93%	496,801	0.07%	74,560
16	Directors' authority to determine the auditors' remuneration	694,414,793	99.90%	698,975	0.10%	69,772
17	Directors' authority to allot relevant securities	665,766,773	95.78%	29,320,500	4.22%	96,267
	Special resolutions:
18	Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights	667,468,341	96.03%	27,606,357	3.97%	112,082
19	Directors' additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights	646,434,078	93.00%	48,637,226	7.00%	115,476
20	Directors' authority to purchase the Company's own shares	688,729,345	99.17%	5,773,808	0.83%	683,627

*        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.

We are pleased that all resolutions were duly passed at today's AGM. We note that a minority of our shareholders did not support the remuneration policy, which we believe creates a strong link between pay and performance, and our results in 2017 illustrated good delivery against strategy by the management team. We will engage further with our investors to understand their views in greater detail.

Voting rights

Every shareholder has one vote for every ordinary share held. As at 20 July 2017, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 995,882,587 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 61,958,503 shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Experian plc is 933,924,084.

Documents regarding resolutions passed at the AGM on 20 July 2017

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 National Storage Facility, located at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

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 94,133,811 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 of the last independent trade and the highest current bid as stipulated by the Commission-adopted Regulatory Technical Standards pursuant to article 5(6) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU No.596/2014);

(iv)      the authority hereby conferred shall expire on the earlier of 19 October 2018 and the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2018 (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 Andrew Simms	Chief Communications Officer Head of Investor Relations		+44 (0)20 3042 4215

Finsbury

Rollo Head Jenny Davey			+44 (0)20 7251 3801

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 16,000 people operating across 37 countries and every day we're investing in new technologies, talented people and innovation to help all our clients maximise every opportunity. We are listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and are a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

Learn more at 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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