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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 7, 2020.

EQUIFAX INC.

1550 PEACHTREE STREET, N.W.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30309

Meeting Information
Meeting Type: | Annual Meeting
For holders as of: | March 6, 2020
Date: May 7, 2020 | Time: 9:30 a.m., Eastern Time
Location: | Equifax's corporate headquarters 1550 Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, Georgia 30309*

* As part of our precautions regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19), we are planning for the possibility that the Annual Meeting may be held solely by means of remote communication. If we take this step, we will announce the decision to do so in advance.

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Voting Items

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote "FOR" each of the following director nominees:

1. | Election of 10 Director Nominees:
| Nominees:
| 1a. | Mark W. Begor
| 1b. | Mark L. Feidler
| 1c. | G. Thomas Hough
| 1d. | Robert D. Marcus
| 1e. | Siri S. Marshall
| 1f. | Scott A. McGregor
| 1g. | John A. McKinley
| 1h. | Robert W. Selander
| 1i. | Elane B. Stock
| 1j. | Heather H. Wilson

The Board of Directors recommends that you vote "FOR" Item 2.
2. | Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation.
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote "FOR" Item 3.
3. | Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2020.
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote "FOR" Item 4.
4. | Approval of Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
The proxies are authorized to vote in their discretion upon other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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