--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001193125-26-220328" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "EFX" cik: "0000033185" company_name: "EQUIFAX INC" filed_at: "2026-05-13T01:52:25+00:00" generated_at: "2026-05-13T10:16:53.139037+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.3 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Equifax shareholders approve advisory proposal to lower special meeting threshold to 25%; reject 10% proposal ## Summary - All ten director nominees elected, with votes for ranging from 99.9M to 105.9M; broker non-votes 5.35M. - Say-on-pay approved on advisory basis: 90.4M for, 16.8M against, 0.27M abstentions. - Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for FY2026 passed with 107.1M for, 5.7M against. - Non-binding proposal to amend bylaws for 25% special meeting threshold approved (98.7M for, 7.2M against). - Shareholder proposal to lower threshold to 10% failed with 38.9M for, 68.3M against. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001193125-26-220328 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: EFX - cik: 0000033185 - company_name: EQUIFAX INC - filed_at: 2026-05-13T01:52:25+00:00 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.3 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33185/000119312526220328/0001193125-26-220328-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33185/000119312526220328/d20400d8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-220328 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-220328.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-220328.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes EQUIFAX INC shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Lower Ownership Threshold to Call a Special Meeting of Shareholders to 25% at the 2026-05-07 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-07 source text: 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. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33185/000119312526220328/0001193125-26-220328-index.htm - Shareholder Votes EQUIFAX INC shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2026-05-07 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-07 source text: 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. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33185/000119312526220328/0001193125-26-220328-index.htm - Shareholder Votes EQUIFAX INC shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation at the 2026-05-07 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-07 source text: 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. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33185/000119312526220328/0001193125-26-220328-index.htm - Shareholder Votes EQUIFAX INC shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal to Lower Ownership Threshold to Call a Special Meeting of Shareholders to 10% at the 2026-05-07 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2026-05-07 source text: 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. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33185/000119312526220328/0001193125-26-220328-index.htm - Shareholder Votes EQUIFAX INC shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-07 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2026-05-07 source text: 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. evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33185/000119312526220328/0001193125-26-220328-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.