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Introduction
Experian at a glance.................................................02
Credit Services..........................................................04
Decision Analytics ....................................................06
Marketing Solutions .................................................08
Interactive ................................................................10
Chairman’s statement ..............................................12
Highlights of our year ..............................................13
Interview with Don Robert, Chief Executive Officer ..14
Business review
Overview..................................................................16
Corporate objectives and strategy ............................19
Key performance indicators......................................20
Progress in 2007 ......................................................22
Experian Americas....................................................24
Experian UK and Ireland...........................................26
Experian EMEA/Asia Pacific.......................................28
Financial review........................................................30
Risks and uncertainties .............................................35
Governance
Corporate responsibilities .........................................36
Board of directors ....................................................38
Directors’ report .......................................................40
Corporate governance .............................................42
Report on directors’ remuneration............................47
Statement of directors’ responsibilities .....................59
Financial statements
Group income statement .........................................60
Group balance sheet ................................................61
Group statement of recognised income
and expense.............................................................62
Group cash flow statement......................................63
Notes to the Group financial statements ..................64
Report of the auditors: Group
financial statements ...............................................120
Parent company profit and loss account.................121
Parent company balance sheet...............................122
Notes to the parent company
financial statements ...............................................123
Report of the auditors: parent company
financial statements ...............................................133
Reconciliation to the Experian Group
pro forma balance sheet at 31 March 2006 ...........134
Shareholder information.........................................135
See financial review on page 33 for definition of
non-GAAP measures used throughout this report.
Contents Financial highlights
$3.4
bn
Total continuing sales at constant exchange rates up 14%
$825m
EBIT at constant exchange rates up 11%
17c
Full-year dividend