Experian's 2009 Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday, 15 July 2009 at 9.30am at The Merrion Hotel, Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Results of the Annual General Meeting
All the resolutions contained in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed and the results of the poll were as follows:
| No. |
Description |
Votes For* |
% Cast |
Votes Against |
% Cast |
Votes
Withheld** |
| |
Ordinary Resolutions: |
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| 1. |
Receipt of the reports and accounts |
645,956,713 |
98.85% |
7,512,566 |
1.15% |
1,830,257 |
| 2. |
Approval of the report on directors' remuneration |
532,248,468 |
85.50% |
90,271,818 |
14.50% |
32,779,250 |
| 3. |
To elect Chris Callero as a director |
648,103,439 |
99.19% |
5,277,800 |
0.81% |
1,918,297 |
| 4. |
To re-elect John Peace as a Director |
633,546,410 |
97.70% |
14,910,559 |
2.30% |
6,846,117 |
| 5. |
To re-elect Laurence Danon as a Director |
629,876,667 |
96.40% |
23,522,911 |
3.60% |
1,903,508 |
| 6. |
To re-elect Sir Alan Rudge as a Director |
624,470,752 |
95.66% |
28,302,243 |
4.34% |
2,530,091 |
| 7. |
Re-appointment of auditors |
629,761,267 |
96.38% |
23,674,802 |
3.62% |
1,863,467 |
| 8. |
Directors' authority to determine the auditors' remuneration |
612,774,584 |
95.30% |
30,242,802 |
4.70% |
12,285,700 |
| 9. |
Directors' authority to allot relevant securities |
632,440,455 |
96.79% |
20,960,356 |
3.21% |
1,898,725 |
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Special Resolutions: |
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| 10. |
Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights |
649,278,037 |
99.38% |
4,071,578 |
0.62% |
1,953,471 |
| 11. |
Directors' authority to purchase the Company's own shares |
653,156,743 |
99.97% |
228,288 |
0.03% |
1,914,505 |
Notes:
* 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.
Proxies received by 9:30am on Monday, 13 July 2009
Proxies were received in respect of 655,199,343 shares, representing 63.89% of the issued share capital of the Company.