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.
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
Gerry Tschopp, Nick Jones
|
Investor queries
Media queries
|
|
+44 (0)20 3042 4220
|
Teneo
|
Graeme Wilson,
Louise Male and
Guy Bates
|
|
|
+44 (0)20 7353 4200
|
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.