Experian 2015 Annual Report Download - page 108

Going concern
Details of the adoption of the going
concern basis in preparing the Group
financial statements are set out in note
2 to those financial statements and are
incorporated into this report by reference.
Relevant audit information
As at 11 May 2015, so far as each director
is aware, there is no relevant audit
information, being information needed by
the auditor in connection with preparing
the audit report, of which the auditor is
unaware and each director has taken all
steps that he or she ought to have taken
as a director in order to make himself
or herself aware of any relevant audit
information and to establish that the
auditor is aware of that information.
Annual General Meeting
The Company’s 2015 AGM will be held at
The Merrion Hotel, Upper Merrion Street,
Dublin 2, Ireland, at 9.30am on Wednesday
22 July 2015. Shareholders who are
unable to attend may submit questions
beforehand via email to agmquestions@
experianplc.com or on the prepaid card
sent to shareholders with the notice of
meeting. The questions will be addressed
at the meeting, via the Company’s website
at www.experianplc.com or individually
as appropriate. The notice of meeting has
been circulated to shareholders and can
also be viewed on the Company’s website.
Independent auditor
The auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
has indicated their willingness to continue
in office and a resolution that they be re-
appointed as the Company’s auditor will
be proposed at the AGM.
Statement of directors’
responsibilities
The directors are responsible for:
• preparing the Annual Report, the
Group and Company financial
statements and the Report on
directors’ remuneration, in accordance
with applicable law and regulations;
• preparing financial statements which
give a true and fair view of the state
of affairs at the balance sheet date,
and the profit or loss for the period
then ended of (a) the Group (in
accordance with IFRSs as adopted for
use in the European Union), and (b)
the Company (in accordance with UK
Accounting Standards);
• keeping proper accounting records
which disclose, with reasonable
accuracy, at any time the financial
position of the Group and the Company
and enable them to ensure that the
Group financial statements comply
with applicable law and Article 4 of
the International Accounting
Standards Regulation;
• taking such steps as are reasonably
open to them to safeguard the assets
of the Company and the Group, and
to prevent and detect fraud and other
irregularities; and
• the maintenance and integrity of the
statutory and audited information
on the Company’s website. Jersey
legislation and UK regulation governing
the preparation and dissemination of
financial statements may differ from
requirements in other jurisdictions.
In addition, the directors consider that,
in preparing the financial statements:
• suitable accounting policies have been
selected and applied consistently;
• judgments and estimates made
have been reasonable and prudent;
• the Group financial statements comply
with IFRSs as adopted for use in the
European Union;
• all accounting standards which they
consider applicable have been followed
in preparing the Company financial
statements; and
• it is appropriate that the Group and
Company financial statements have
been prepared on a going concern basis.
The directors also confirm that, to the
best of their knowledge, the financial
statements are prepared in accordance
with the applicable set of accounting
standards, give a true and fair view of
the assets, liabilities, financial position
and profit of the Company and the Group
taken as a whole; and the Strategic report
contains a fair review of the development
and performance of the business and
the position of the Company and the
Group taken as a whole, together with
a description of the principal risks and
uncertainties that they face.
In addition, each of the directors considers
that the Annual Report and financial
statements, taken as a whole, is fair,
balanced and understandable and provides
the information necessary for shareholders
to assess the Company’s performance,
business model and strategy.
By order of the Board
Charles Brown
Company Secretary
11 May 2015
Corporate headquarters:
Newenham House
Northern Cross
Malahide Road
Dublin 17
Ireland
Registered office:
22 Grenville Street
St Helier
Jersey
JE4 8PX
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