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Notes to the Company nancial statements 173
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Financial statements
N. Reconciliation of movements in total shareholders’ funds
2015
US$m
2014
US$m
Profit/(loss) for the financial year 7,904.8 (10.8)
Dividends paid (note H) (18.7) (14.2)
Retained profit/(loss) for the financial year 7,886.1 (25.0)
Purchase of shares held in treasury (170.2) (203.4)
Other purchases of shares (42.1) (190.2)
Shares issued under share incentive plans 20.1 21.5
Credit in respect of share incentive plans 47.3 70.2
Net increase/(decrease) in total shareholders’ funds 7,741.2 (326.9)
Opening total shareholders’ funds 7,387.3 7,714.2
Closing total shareholders’ funds 15,128.5 7,387.3
O. Contingencies
The Company has guaranteed:
• borrowings of Group undertakings of US$3,346m (2014: US$4,005m);
• 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 business contracts by
Group undertakings.
P. Principal subsidiary undertakings at 31 March 2015
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
Experian Technology Limited Development of intellectual property 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 USA
Experian Holdings, Inc. Holding company USA
Experian Information Solutions Inc. Information services USA
Experian Marketing Solutions Inc. Marketing services USA
Experian Services Corporation Administrative services USA
Passport Health Communications, Inc. Information services USA
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%.