Form 8-K
8-K — EQUIFAX INC
Accession: 0001193125-26-220328
Filed: 2026-05-13
Period: 2026-05-07
CIK: 0000033185
SIC: 7320 (SERVICES-CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING, COLLECTION AGENCIES)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2026
EQUIFAX INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Georgia
001-06605
58-0401110
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1550 Peachtree Street, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia
30309
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 885-8000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common stock, $1.25 par value per share
EFX
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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
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