TALX Announces Shareholder Approval of Merger
May 15 2007 - 3:44PM
Business Wire
TALX Corporation (NASDAQ: TALX) announced today that on May 15,
2007 at a special meeting of the shareholders, TALX shareholders
approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated February 14, 2007
by and among TALX, Equifax Inc. and Chipper Corporation. Under the
terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, TALX will be merged with
and into Chipper Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Equifax
Inc. Completion of the acquisition is expected after the close of
the market on May 15 and is subject to customary closing
conditions. About Equifax Equifax is a global leader in information
technology that enables and secures global commerce with consumers
and businesses. The company is one of the largest sources of
consumer and commercial data. Utilizing its databases, advanced
analytics and proprietary enabling technology, Equifax provide
real-time answers for our customers. This innovative ability to
transform information into intelligence is valued by customers
across a wide range of industries and markets. Headquartered in
Atlanta, Georgia, Equifax employs approximately 4,900 people in 14
countries throughout North America, Latin America and Europe.
Equifax was founded 108 years ago, and today is a member of
Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500� Index, and its common stock is
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EFX. About
TALX TALX Corporation, based in St. Louis, Missouri, is a leading
provider of human resource and payroll-related services and holds a
leadership position in automated employment and income verification
as well as unemployment tax management. TALX provides over 9,000
clients, including three-fourths of Fortune 500 companies, with
Web-based services focused in three employment-related areas:
hiring, pay reporting, and compliance. Hiring services include
assessments and talent management, paperless new hires, and tax
credits and incentives. Pay reporting services include electronic
time tracking, paperless pay, and W-2 management. Compliance
services include employment and income verifications through The
Work Number, unemployment tax management, and I-9 management. The
company�s common stock trades in the Nasdaq Global Select Market
under the symbol TALX. For more information about TALX Corporation,
call 314-214-7000 or access the company's Web site at www.talx.com.
Additional Information and Where to Find It In connection with the
proposed transaction, Equifax has filed a registration statement on
Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-141389) containing a proxy
statement/prospectus of Equifax and TALX with the SEC, which was
declared effective on April 9, 2007. Equifax and TALX shareholders
are encouraged to read the registration statement and any other
relevant documents filed with the SEC, including the proxy
statement/prospectus because they contain important information
about Equifax, TALX and the proposed transaction. Investors and
security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the
registration statement and proxy statement/prospectus (when
available) as well as other filed documents containing information
about Equifax and TALX, without charge, at the SEC�s web site
(http://www.sec.gov). Free copies of Equifax�s SEC filings are also
available on Equifax�s website (www.equifax.com) and free copies of
TALX�s SEC filings are also available on TALX�s website
(www.talx.com). Free copies of Equifax�s filings also may be
obtained by directing a request to Equifax, Investor Relations, by
phone to (404) 885-8000, in writing to Jeff Dodge, Vice
President�Investor Relations, or by email to investor@equifax.com.
Free copies of TALX�s filings may be obtained by directing a
request to TALX Investor Relations, by phone to (314) 214-7252, in
writing to Janine A. Orf, Director of Finance, or by email to
jorf@talx.com. This communication shall not constitute an offer to
sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall
there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.
Participants in the Solicitation Equifax, TALX and their respective
directors and executive officers may be deemed, under SEC rules, to
be participants in the solicitation of proxies from TALX�s
shareholders with respect to the proposed transaction. Information
regarding the directors and executive officers of Equifax is
included in its definitive proxy statement for its 2007 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders filed with the SEC on March 30, 2007.
Information regarding the directors and officers of TALX is
included in the definitive proxy statement for TALX�s 2006 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders filed with the SEC on July 24, 2006. More
detailed information regarding the identity of potential
participants, and their direct or indirect interests, by securities
holdings or otherwise, are set forth in the registration statement
and proxy statement/prospectus and other materials filed with the
SEC in connection with the proposed transaction.
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