UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 5, 2016
EQUIFAX INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
| Georgia | 001-06605 | 58-0401110 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1550 Peachtree Street, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia |
30309 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 885-8000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 5, 2016, Equifax Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 108,361,654 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 as set forth below:
| Director |
Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstained | |||||||||
| James E. Copeland, Jr. |
95,154,996 | 3,423,962 | 178,489 | |||||||||
| Robert D. Daleo |
94,050,261 | 4,520,816 | 186,370 | |||||||||
| Walter W. Driver, Jr. |
89,600,423 | 8,967,909 | 189,115 | |||||||||
| Mark L. Feidler |
97,651,107 | 928,487 | 177,853 | |||||||||
| L. Phillip Humann |
92,056,669 | 6,520,535 | 180,243 | |||||||||
| Robert D. Marcus |
98,095,220 | 459,816 | 202,411 | |||||||||
| Siri S. Marshall |
93,478,928 | 5,066,541 | 211,978 | |||||||||
| John A. McKinley |
97,638,777 | 927,739 | 190,931 | |||||||||
| Richard F. Smith |
95,225,583 | 2,940,680 | 591,184 | |||||||||
| Mark B. Templeton |
94,316,281 | 4,257,733 | 183,433 | |||||||||
There were 9,604,207 broker non-votes with respect to each director nominee listed above.
2. Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers. Shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The vote totals were 81,036,684 shares for, 17,043,260 shares against, 677,503 share abstentions and 9,604,207 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 2016. The vote totals were 104,277,614 shares for, 3,874,665 shares against and 209,375 share abstentions.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: May 10, 2016 | EQUIFAX INC. | |||||
| /s/ John J. Kelley III | ||||||
| John J. Kelley III | ||||||
| Corporate Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||||