ATLANTA, October 28, 1998 -- Directors of Equifax Inc. today approved an increase in the dividend payment for the fourth quarter.

The Board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 9 cents per share, up from 8.75 cents for the third quarter, payable December 15 to shareholders of record November 24. Dividends have increased 18 out of the past 19 years, and Equifax has paid cash dividends for 85 consecutive years.

EQUIFAX (NYSE:EFX) is a worldwide leader in shaping global commerce by bringing buyers and sellers together through its information, transaction processing, consulting and knowledge-based business. Equifax serves the banking, financial, retail, credit card, telecommunications/utilities, transportation and healthcare industries and government. Founded in 1899, Atlanta-based Equifax today has 14,000 employees in 18 countries and sales in more than 40 countries. Revenues for the 12 months ended September 30, 1998 were more than $1.5 billion. For more Equifax information, visit the company’s Internet web site at http://www.equifax.com.

Statements in this press release that relate to future plans, objectives, expectations, performance, events and the like are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Future events, risks and uncertainties, individually or in the aggregate, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. Those factors could include worldwide and U.S. economic conditions, changes in demand for the company’s products and services, risks associated with the integration of acquisitions and other investments, and other factors discussed in the "forward- ooking information" section in the management’s discussion and analysis included in the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.