ATLANTA, July 29, 1998 -- Directors of Equifax Inc. today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 8.75 cents per share, payable on September 15, 1998 to shareholders of record August 25, 1998.

Equifax Inc. has paid cash dividends for 85 consecutive years and has increased dividends 17 of the last 18 years.

Equifax’s worldwide knowledge-based information, transaction processing, consulting and software businesses are designed to bring buyers and sellers together, thus changing the shape of global commerce. Equifax serves the banking, financial, retail, credit card, telecommunications/utilities, automotive, government and health care industries. It is a leading supplier of business information solutions in Canada, the UK and Latin America. Equifax operates in 17 countries with sales in 42 countries. Founded in 1899 in Atlanta, Equifax (NYSE: EFX) today has about 12,000 employees around the world. Revenues for the 12 months ended June 30, 1998, were nearly $1.5 billion. Visit the company’s Internet web site at http://www.equifax.com