EXHIBIT 5 Kilpatrick Stockton LLP 1100 Peachtree Street Suite 2800 Atlanta, Georgia 30309-4530 (404) 815-6175 December 4, 1998 Equifax Inc. 1600 Peachtree Street, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30309 Re: Form S-8 Registration Statement -- Equifax Inc. Equifax Inc. 1995 Employee Stock Incentive Plan Gentlemen: We have acted as counsel for Equifax Inc., a Georgia corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the preparation and filing of the form S-8 Registration Statement relating to the registration of 3,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock, $1.25 par value (the "Common Stock"), which is to be offered pursuant to the Company's 1995 Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). In connection with the preparation of said Registration Statement, we have examined certificates of public officials and originals or copies of such corporate records, documents and other instruments relating to the authorization and issuance of the shares of Common Stock as we have deemed relevant under the circumstances. On the basis of the foregoing, it is our opinion that: The Company was duly organized and incorporated and is validly existing under the laws of the State of Georgia, with an authorized capitalization consisting of 300,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $1.25 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share. The shares of Common Stock to be registered have been duly authorized, and the shares, when issued in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to said Registration Statement. Sincerely, KILPATRICK STOCKTON LLP By:/s/ Larry D. Ledbetter Larry D. Ledbetter, a partner