Form 8-K

/s/ John J. Kelley III

John J. Kelley III

Corporate Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

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 6, 2021

EQUIFAX INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)

001-06605

58-0401110

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

1550 Peachtree Street N.W.

Atlanta, GA

30309

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(404) 885-8000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common stock, $1.25 par value per share

EFX

New York Stock Exchange

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 6, 2021, Equifax Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Company”), held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 111,558,923 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:


Director	Shares For	Shares Against	Shares Abstained
Mark W. Begor	106,078,072	145,746	183,967
Mark L. Feidler	91,642,943	9,612,582	5,152,260
G. Thomas Hough	105,823,828	390,807	193,150
Robert D. Marcus	103,965,357	2,250,254	192,174
Scott A. McGregor	105,918,426	296,823	192,536
John A. McKinley	105,079,816	1,135,421	192,548
Robert W. Selander	104,931,683	1,289,979	186,123
Melissa D. Smith	105,565,573	654,792	187,420
Audrey Boone Tillman	106,073,268	155,475	179,042
Heather H. Wilson	106,077,588	149,692	180,505

There were 5,154,475 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 95,271,407 shares for, 10,709,271 shares against, 427,107 share abstentions and 5,154,475 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 2021. The vote totals were 110,531,000 shares for, 847,129 shares against and 184,131 share abstentions.