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169
N. Contingencies
The Company has guaranteed:
borrowings of Group undertakings of US$4,005m (2013: US$2,637m);
the liabilities of The Experian plc Employee Share Trust and the Experian UK Approved All-Employee Share Plan; and
the retirement benefit obligations of Group undertakings that participate in the Experian Pension Scheme and of a Group
undertaking that participates in a small UK defined benefit pension plan.
The Company has also issued a small number of other guarantees in connection with the performance of operational business
contracts by Group undertakings.
O. Principal subsidiary undertakings at 31 March 2014
Company Principal activity Country of incorporation
Experian Finance plc Holding company and administrative services England and Wales
Experian Holdings Limited Holding company England and Wales
Experian Limited Information services England and Wales
Motorfile Limited Information services England and Wales
Serasa SA Information services Brazil
Experian Colombia S.A. Information services Colombia
Experian Holdings Ireland Limited Holding company Ireland
Experian Ireland Investments Limited Holding company Ireland
ConsumerInfo.com Inc. Consumer services US
Experian Holdings, Inc. Holding company US
Experian Information Solutions Inc. Information services US
Experian Marketing Solutions Inc. Marketing services US
Experian Services Corporation Administrative services US
Passport Health Communications, Inc. Information services US
The results of the above undertakings are included in the Group financial statements.
The Company holds direct or indirect interests in the whole of the issued ordinary shares of these undertakings apart from Serasa
SA, in which its interest is 99.7%. The only undertakings listed that are held directly by the Company are Experian Holdings Ireland
Limited and Experian Ireland Investments Limited.
Financial statements • Notes to the parent company financial statements