Experian PLC

Transaction in Own Shares • Nov 1, 2016

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Experian plc

01 November 2016

Experian plc

Transaction in own Shares

1 November 2016 - Experian plc, the global information services company, hereby announces that, on 1 November 2016, 84,723 ordinary shares of 10 US cents each in the Company ("ordinary shares") were transferred from treasury to Global Shares Ireland Limited, the administrator of Experian's share plans, for nil consideration, to be used to meet obligations under employee share plans. 

The Company's capital consists of 1,020,377,339 ordinary shares with voting rights and 20 deferred shares of 10 US cents each which have no voting rights. Following the above transfer, Experian plc holds 62,358,805 shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Experian plc is 958,018,534.

The figure of 958,018,534 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company's shares under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of Listing Rule 12.6.4.

Contact:

Experian

Ronan Hanna             Deputy Company Secretary           +353 (0) 1 846 9128

About Experian 

We are the leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to our clients around the world. We help businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers and automate decision making. We also help people to check their credit report and credit score, and protect against identity theft. In 2015, we were named by Forbes magazine as one of the 'World's Most Innovative Companies'.

We employ approximately 17,000 people in 37 countries and our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland, with operational headquarters in Nottingham, UK; California, US; and São Paulo, Brazil.

Experian plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. Total revenue for the year ended 31 March 2016 was US$4.6 billion.

To find out more about our company, please visit http://www.experianplc.com or watch our documentary, 'Inside Experian'.

Neither the content of the Company's website, nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website), is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

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