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:
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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.