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Experian plc
Close period purchase programme
31 March 2016 - Experian plc, the global information services company, hereby notifies the market that it has entered into an irrevocable and non-discretionary arrangement with its broker, Merrill Lynch International, to purchase on its behalf and within certain pre-set parameters, ordinary shares of 10 US cents each in the Company, to be cancelled, during the Company's close period commencing on 1 April 2016 up to and including the day prior to the release of the Company's Preliminary Results Announcement on 11 May 2016.
This arrangement is in accordance with Chapter 12 of the UK Listing Authority Listing Rules and the Company's general authority to repurchase shares.
Contact:
Experian
Ronan Hanna | Deputy Company Secretary | +353 (0) 1 846 9128 |
About ExperianWe are the leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to our clients around the world. We help businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing offers and automate decision making. We also help people to check their credit report and credit score, and protect against identity theft. In 2015, we were named by Forbes magazine as one of the 'World's Most Innovative Companies'.
We employ approximately 17,000 people in 37 countries and our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland, with operational headquarters in Nottingham, UK; California, US; and São Paulo, Brazil. Experian plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. Total revenue for the year ended March 31, 2015, was US$4.8 billion.
To find out more about our company, please visit http://www.experianplc.com or watch our documentary, 'Inside Experian'.
Neither the content of the Company's website, nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website), is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.