EQUIFAX INC — Major Shareholding Notification 2003

Feb 14, 2003

SC 13G/A 1 dsc13ga.htm AMENDMENT NO.5 TO SCHEDULE 13G Amendment No.5 to Schedule 13G

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(Amendment No. 5)

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Equifax, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
294429105
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2002
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
x	Rule 13d-1(b)
o	Rule 13d-1(c)
o	Rule 13d-1 (d)
The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this
form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed”
for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No. 294429105 — 1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
	Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust I.R.S. # 14-6015763
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a) o (b) x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	State of New York
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	5.	SOLE VOTING POWER
		None
	6.	SHARED VOTING POWER
		1,780,000
	7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
		None
	8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
		1,780,000
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
	1,780,000
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	o
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	1.25% (3.57% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by the other Reporting Persons (as defined in the Introductory Note))
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	EP

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CUSIP No. 294429105 — 1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
	GE Asset Management Incorporated, as Investment Manager of GEPT (as defined below) and as Investment Adviser to certain other entities and accounts I.R.S.
#06-1238874
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a) o
	(b) x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	State of Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	5.	SOLE VOTING POWER
		3,055,238
	6.	SHARED VOTING POWER
		2,028,700
	7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
		3,055,238
	8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
		2,028,700
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
	5,083,938
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	o
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	3.57%
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	IA, CO

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CUSIP No. 294429105 — 1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
	General Electric Company I.R.S. #14-0689340
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a) o (b) x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	State of New York
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	5.	SOLE VOTING POWER
		None
	6.	SHARED VOTING POWER
		Disclaimed (see 9 below)
	7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
		None
	8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
		Disclaimed (see 9 below)
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
	Beneficial ownership of all shares disclaimed by General Electric Company
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	x
	Disclaimed (see 9 above)
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	Not applicable (see 9 above)
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	CO

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CUSIP No. 294429105 — 1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
	GE Frankona Rückversicherungs AG I.R.S. #
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a) o (b) x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Federal Republic of Germany
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	5.	SOLE VOTING POWER
		None
	6.	SHARED VOTING POWER
		123,500
	7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
		None
	8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
		123,500
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
	123,500
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	o
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	0.09% (3.57% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by the other Reporting Persons)
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	OO

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CUSIP No. 294429105 — 1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
	General Electric Mortgage Insurance Corporation I.R.S. #
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a) o (b) x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	State of North Carolina
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	5.	SOLE VOTING POWER
		None
	6.	SHARED VOTING POWER
		60,400
	7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
		None
	8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
		60,400
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
	60,400
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	o
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	0.04% (3.57% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by the other Reporting Persons)
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	CO, IC

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CUSIP No. 294429105 — 1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
	GE Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc. I.R.S. # 54-1829180
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a) o
	(b) x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	State of Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	5.	SOLE VOTING POWER
		None
	6.	SHARED VOTING POWER
		64,800
	7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
		None
	8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
		64,800
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
	64,800
10.	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	o
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	0.05% (3.57% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by the other Reporting Persons)
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	CO, IC

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| INTRODUCTORY NOTE: This Amendment No. 5 amends the Statement on Schedule 13G filed on behalf of General Electric Company, a New York corporation
(“GE”), GE Asset Management Incorporated, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE (“GEAM”), the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust, a New York common law trust (“GEPT”) and certain other
entities on February 17, 1999, as amended on February 14, 2000, as amended on May 9, 2000, as amended on February 14, 2001 and as amended on February 14, 2002 (as amended, the “Schedule 13G”). This Amendment No. 5 is filed on behalf
of GE, GEAM, GEPT, General Electric Mortgage Insurance Corporation, a North Carolina corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of GE (“GEMI”), GE Frankona Rückversicherungs AG, a company organized under the laws of the
Federal Republic of Germany and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of GE (“GEFR”) and GE Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a indirect wholly owned subsidiary of GE (“GEFA”) (collectively, the
“Reporting Persons”). GEAM is a registered investment adviser and acts as Investment Manager of GEPT, GEMI, GEFR and GEFA and as an Investment Adviser to certain other entities and accounts. GEAM may be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of 1,780,000 shares of Common Stock of Equifax, Inc. (the “Issuer”) owned by GEPT, of 60,400 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned by GEMI, of 64,800 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned by GEFA, of 123,500
shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned by GEFR and of 3,055,238 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer owned by such other entities and accounts. GEAM, GEPT, GEMI, and GEFR each expressly disclaim that they are members of a
“group.” GE disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares and expressly disclaims that it is a member of a “group.” | |
| --- | --- |
| The Items from the Schedule 13G are hereby amended to read as follows: | |
| Item 2(a) | Name of Person Filing |
| | Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust (See Schedule II) |
| | GE Asset Management Incorporated as Investment Manager of GEPT, GEMI, GEFR and |
| | GEFA and as Investment Adviser to certain entities and accounts |
| | General Electric Company |
| | General Electric Mortgage Insurance Corporation |
| | GE Frankona Rückversicherungs AG |
| | GE Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc. |
| Item 2(b) | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence |
| | The address of the principal offices of GEPT and GEAM is 3003 Summer Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06905. The address of the principal offices of General Electric Company is
3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, Connecticut 06431. The address of the principal offices of GEMI is 6601 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27615. The address of the principal offices of GEFR is Maria-Theresia-Strasse 35, D-81675
München, Germany. The address of the principal offices of GEFA is 6620 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230. |
| Item 2(c) | Citizenship |
| | General Electric Pension Trust - New York common law trust |
| | GE Asset Management Incorporated - Delaware corporation |
| | General Electric Company - New York corporation |
| | General Electric Mortgage Insurance Corporation – North Carolina corporation |
| | GE Frankona Rückversicherungs AG – Federal Republic of Germany company |
| | GE Financial Assurance Holdings, Inc. – Delaware corporation |

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Item 4 Ownership

	GEPT	GEAM	GEFA	GE
(a) Amount beneficially owned	1,780,000	5,083,938	64,800	Disclaimed
(b) Percent of class	1.25 %	3.57 %	0.05 %	Disclaimed
(c) No. of shares to which person has
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote	None	3,055,238	None	None
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote	1,780,000	2,028,700	64,800	Disclaimed
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct disposition	None	3,055,238	None	None
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition	1,780,000	2,028,700	64,800	Disclaimed

Item 4 Ownership

	GEFR	GEMI	GE
(a) Amount beneficially owned	123,500	60,400	Disclaimed
(b) Percent of class	0.09 %	0.04 %	Disclaimed
(c) No. of shares to which person has
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote	None	None	None
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote	123,500	60,400	Disclaimed
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct disposition	None	None	None
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition	123,500	60,400	Disclaimed

Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

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If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following:

x

Item 10 Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 14, 2003

GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST
By: GE Asset Management Incorporated,
its Investment Manager
By:	/s/ Michael M. Pastore
	Name: Michael M. Pastore
	Title: Vice President
GE ASSET MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED
By:	/s/ Michael M. Pastore
	Name: Michael M. Pastore
	Title: Vice President
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
By:	/s/ John H. Myers
	Name: John H. Myers
	Title: Vice President
GE FRANKONA RÜCKVERSICHERUNGS AG
By: GE Asset Management Incorporated,
its Investment Manager
By:	/s/ Michael M. Pastore
	Name: Michael M. Pastore
	Title: Vice President
GENERAL ELECTRIC MORTGAGE INSURANCE
CORPORATION
By: GE Asset Management Incorporated,
its Investment Manager
By:	/s/ Michael M. Pastore
	Name: Michael M. Pastore
	Title: Vice President
GE FINANCIAL ASSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.
By: GE Asset Management Incorporated,
its Investment Manager
By:	/s/ Michael M. Pastore
	Name: Michael M. Pastore
	Title: Vice President

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Schedule I

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

This will confirm the agreement by and between all the undersigned that the Schedule 13G on or about this date and any amendments thereto with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of shares of the Common Stock of Equifax, Inc. is being filed on behalf of each of the undersigned.

Dated: February 14, 2003

GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST
By: GE Asset Management Incorporated,
its Investment Manager
By:	/s/ Michael M. Pastore
	Name: Michael M. Pastore
	Title: Vice President
GE ASSET MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED
By:	/s/ Michael M. Pastore
	Name: Michael M. Pastore
	Title: Vice President
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
By:	/s/ John H. Myers
	Name: John H. Myers
	Title: Vice President
GE FRANKONA RÜCKVERSICHERUNGS AG
By: GE Asset Management Incorporated,
its Investment Manager
By:	/s/ Michael M. Pastore
	Name: Michael M. Pastore
	Title: Vice President
GENERAL ELECTRIC MORTGAGE INSURANCE
CORPORATION
By: GE Asset Management Incorporated,
its Investment Manager
By:	/s/ Michael M. Pastore
	Name: Michael M. Pastore
	Title: Vice President

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GE FINANCIAL ASSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.
By: GE Asset Management Incorporated,
its Investment Manager
By:	/s/ Michael M. Pastore
	Name: Michael M. Pastore
	Title: Vice President

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Schedule II

TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST

3003 Summer Street, P.O. Box 7900 Stamford, Connecticut 06905

The names of the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust are as follows:

Eugene K. Bolton

Michael J. Cosgrove

Ralph R. Layman

Alan M. Lewis

Robert A. MacDougall

John H. Myers

Donald W. Torey

John J. Walker

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