Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 7, 2020, Equifax Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 121,970,910 shares were represented in person or by valid proxy at the Annual Meeting and the Company’s shareholders took the following actions:
1. Election of Directors. Shareholders elected ten directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The vote totals for each of these individuals is set forth below:
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Director
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Shares For
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Shares Against
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Shares Abstained
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Mark W. Begor
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106,655,346
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546,997
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95,089
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Mark L. Feidler
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102,925,344
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2,541,350
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1,830,738
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G. Thomas Hough
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103,566,843
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3,628,467
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102,122
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Robert D. Marcus
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103,624,791
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3,569,174
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103,467
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Siri S. Marshall
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102,776,067
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4,423,808
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97,557
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Scott A. McGregor
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106,626,979
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572,413
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98,040
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John A. McKinley
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103,980,495
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3,219,549
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97,388
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Robert W. Selander
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105,954,640
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1,245,711
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97,081
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Elane B. Stock
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104,367,994
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1,102,731
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1,826,707
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Heather H. Wilson
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106,234,518
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969,959
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92,955
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There were 5,760,821 broker non-votes with respect to each director nominee listed above.
2. Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. Shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The vote totals were 95,416,987 shares for, 9,057,171 shares against, 2,823,274 share abstentions and 5,760,821 broker non-votes.
3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2020. The vote totals were 110,048,660 shares for, 2,937,336 shares against and 72,257 share abstentions.
4. Approval of Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Shareholders approved the Company’s 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The vote totals were 106,559,763 shares for, 635,475 shares against, 102,194 share abstentions and 5,760,821 broker non-votes.