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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 7, 2026, the Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 112,862,429 shares were represented in person or by valid proxy at the Annual Meeting and the Company’s shareholders took the following actions:
1. Election of Directors. Shareholders elected ten directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. The vote totals for each of these individuals is set forth below:
| Director |
Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstained | |||||||||
| Mark W. Begor |
105,206,414 | 2,250,062 | 54,414 | |||||||||
| Mark L. Feidler |
100,219,021 | 7,236,445 | 55,424 | |||||||||
| Karen L. Fichuk |
105,863,671 | 1,585,816 | 61,403 | |||||||||
| G. Thomas Hough |
103,828,010 | 3,628,439 | 54,441 | |||||||||
| Barbara A. Larson |
105,879,543 | 1,567,857 | 63,490 | |||||||||
| Robert D. Marcus |
99,907,592 | 7,548,239 | 55,059 | |||||||||
| Scott A. McGregor |
105,480,077 | 1,968,773 | 62,040 | |||||||||
| John A. McKinley |
103,005,010 | 4,441,939 | 63,941 | |||||||||
| Melissa D. Smith |
103,060,667 | 4,338,108 | 112,115 | |||||||||
| Audrey Boone Tillman |
104,520,079 | 2,876,977 | 113,834 | |||||||||
There were 5,351,539 broker non-votes with respect to each director nominee listed above.
2. Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation. Shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The vote totals were 90,426,432 shares for, 16,817,915 shares against, 266,543 share abstentions and 5,351,539 broker non-votes.
3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026. The vote totals were 107,056,475 shares for, 5,741,059 shares against and 64,895 share abstentions.
4. Advisory Vote to Lower Ownership Threshold to Call a Special Meeting of Shareholders to 25%. Shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, a proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) to provide shareholders owning at least 25% of the Company’s outstanding common stock with the right to request a special meeting of shareholders. The vote totals were 98,693,741 shares for, 7,166,821 shares against, 1,650,328 share abstentions and 5,351,539 broker non-votes.
5. Shareholder Proposal to Lower Ownership Threshold to Call a Special Meeting of Shareholders to 10%. A shareholder proposal to amend the Company’s Bylaws to provide shareholders owning at least 10% of the Company’s outstanding common stock with the right to request a special meeting of shareholders was not approved. The vote totals were 38,908,801 shares for, 68,336,404 shares against, 265,685 share abstentions and 5,351,539 broker non-votes.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| EQUIFAX INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Julia A. Houston | |
| Name: | Julia A. Houston | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | |
| Date: | May 12, 2026 | |