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147Experian Annual Report 2009
Introduction
2 – 7
Business review
8 – 43
Governance
44 – 72
Financial statements
Shareholder information
Shareholder information
Analysis of ordinary shareholders
Percentage Percentage of
of total Number of total number
Number of number of ordinary of ordinary
Size of shareholding shareholders shareholders shares shares
Over 1,000,000 140 0.3 817,117,626 79.7
100,001 – 1,000,000 382 1.0 131,258,897 12.8
10,001 – 100,000 960 2.4 29,053,482 2.8
5,001 –10,000 1,345 3.4 9,215,048 0.9
2,001 – 5,000 5,279 13.2 16,074,397 1.6
1 – 2,000 31,755 79.7 22,632,294 2.2
39,861 100.0 1,025,351,744 100.0
Shareholders are further analysed as follows:
Percentage Percentage of
of total Number of total number
Number of number of ordinary of ordinary
shareholders shareholders shares shares
Corporates 8,000 20.1 1,000,120,053 97.5
Individuals 31,861 79.9 25,231,691 2.5
39,861 100.0 1,025,351,744 100.0
Corporate website
A full range of investor information is available at www.experianplc.com. The 2009 annual general meeting (‘AGM’) will be held
at The Merrion Hotel, Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland at 9.30am on 15 July 2009; further details are contained in the
notice of meeting and on the website.
Electronic shareholder communication
Shareholders may register for Shareview, an electronic communication service provided by Equiniti Limited on behalf of the
Company’s Registrars, Equiniti (Jersey) Limited. Registration is via the Company’s website, www.experianplc.com, or direct
via www.experianshareview.com.
The service enables shareholders to access a comprehensive range of shareholder services online, including dividend payment
information, the ability to check shareholdings, amend address or bank details and submit AGM proxy voting instructions.
When registering for Shareview, shareholders can select their preferred communication method - post or email. All
shareholders will receive a written notication of the availability on the Company’s website of shareholder documents, such
as the annual report unless they have elected to either (i) receive such notication via email or (ii) receive paper copies of
shareholder documents where such documents are available in that format.
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (‘DRIP’)
The DRIP enables those shareholders who receive their dividends under the Income Access Share arrangements to use
their cash dividends to purchase Experian shares. Such shareholders who wish to participate in the DRIP for the rst time,
in respect of the second interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2009 to be paid on 24 July 2009, should return a
completed and signed DRIP mandate form to be received by the Registrars, by no later than 26 June 2009. For further details
please contact the Company’s Registrars.
Capital Gains Tax (‘CGT’) base cost for UK shareholders
On 10 October 2006, GUS plc separated its Experian business from its Home Retail Group business by way of demerger.
Following the demerger, GUS shareholders at 4.30pm on 6 October 2006 were entitled to receive one share in
Experian plc (formerly Experian Group Limited) and one share in Home Retail Group plc for every share they held in GUS plc
at that time.
The previous base cost of any GUS plc shares held at 4.30pm on 6 October 2006 is apportioned for UK CGT purposes in the
following ratio: 58.235% to Experian plc shares and 41.765% to Home Retail Group plc shares (based on the closing prices of
the respective shares on their rst day of trading after their admission to the Ofcial List of the London Stock Exchange on
11 October 2006).
For GUS plc shares acquired prior to the demerger of Burberry on 13 December 2005 which are affected by both the Burberry
demerger and the subsequent separation of Experian and Home Retail Group, the original CGT base cost is apportioned
50.604% to Experian plc shares, 36.293% to Home Retail Group plc shares and 13.103% to Burberry Group plc shares.
Shareholder security
Shareholders are advised to be wary of any unsolicited advice, offers to buy shares at a discount or offers of free reports
about the Company. More detailed information can be found by visiting www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk. Details of any share
dealing facilities that the Company endorses will be included in Company mailings or on the Company’s website.