FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CHAPMAN THOMAS F
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EQUIFAX INC [EFX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1550 PEACHTREE STREET, N.W.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/03/2005
(Street)

ATLANTA, GA 30309		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/03/2005   M   47,665 A $ 9.6243 371,694 D  
Common Stock 03/03/2005   M   77,335 A $ 14.4661 449,029 D  
Common Stock 03/03/2005   S   10,000 D $ 30.85 439,029 D  
Common Stock 03/03/2005   S   10,000 D $ 30.82 429,029 D  
Common Stock 03/03/2005   S   10,000 D $ 30.78 419,029 D  
Common Stock 03/03/2005   S   5,000 D $ 30.75 414,029 D  
Common Stock 03/03/2005   S   7,000 D $ 30.74 407,029 D  
Common Stock 03/03/2005   S   5,000 D $ 30.72 402,029 D  
Common Stock 03/03/2005   S   25,000 D $ 30.7 377,029 D  
Common Stock 03/03/2005   S   6,100 D $ 30.69 370,929 D  
Common Stock 03/03/2005   S   2,000 D $ 30.68 368,929 D  
Common Stock 03/03/2005   S   10,000 D $ 30.65 358,929 D  
Common Stock 03/03/2005   S   13,000 D $ 30.64 345,929 D  
Common Stock 03/03/2005   S   21,900 D $ 30.61 324,029 D  
Common Stock               7,089 I By 401(k)
Common Stock               17,000 I By Family Partnership

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option/Right to Buy $ 9.6243 03/03/2005   M     47,665   (1) 01/31/2006 Common Stock 47,665 $ 9.6243 0 D  
Stock Option/Right to Buy $ 14.4661 03/03/2005   M     77,335   (2) 12/01/2009 Common Stock 77,335 $ 14.4661 344,990 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CHAPMAN THOMAS F
1550 PEACHTREE STREET, N.W.
ATLANTA, GA 30309		   X     Chairman and CEO  

Signatures

 By: Kent E. Mast as Attorney-in-Fact for   03/04/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The option vests in increments of 14,513 on 1/31/97 and 1/31/98, 14,514 on 1/31/99 and 4,125 on 1/31/00.
(2) The option vests in increments of 105,582 on 12/1/99 and 105,581 on 12/1/00, 12/1/01 and 12/1/02.

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