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142 Experian Annual Report 2008
Shareholder information
Ordinary shareholders
There were 43,178 holders of ordinary shares at 31 March 2008 and their holdings can be analysed as follows:
Percentage
Number of of total number Number of Percentage of
shareholders of shareholders ordinary shares ordinary shares
Over 1,000,000 134 0.3 827,645,745 80.8
100,001 1,000,000 332 0.8 112,911,608 11.0
10,001 100,000 1,016 2.4 29,345,514 2.9
5,001 10,000 1,457 3.4 9,934,106 1.0
2,001 5,000 6,009 13.9 18,321,420 1.8
1 2,000 34,230 79.2 25,261,376 2.5
43,178 100.0 1,023,419,769 100.0
Shareholders are further analysed as follows:
Percentage
Number of of total number Number of Percentage of
shareholders of shareholders ordinary shares ordinary shares
Corporates 9,617 22.3 971,049,904 94.9
Individuals 33,561 77.7 52,369,865 5.1
43,178 100.0 1,023,419,769 100.0
Corporate website
A full range of investor information is available at www.experiangroup.com. The 2008 annual general meeting (‘AGM’) will be
held at the Four Seasons Hotel, Simmonscourt Road, Dublin 4, Ireland at 9.30am on Wednesday, 16 July 2008; 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.experiangroup.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 notification 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 notification 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 shareholders to use their cash dividends to purchase Experian shares. Shareholders who wish to
participate in the DRIP for the first time, in respect of the second interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2008 to be
paid on 25 July 2008, should return a completed and signed DRIP mandate form to be received by the Registrars, by no later
than 27 June 2008. For further details please contact the Company’s Registrars.