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In addition to regular features in the pensions and investment press and our own newsletter, manifest-i, the work of the Manifest team is regularly featured in the key national press and international journals. The following articles are quoted on a "Fair Use" basis in the interests of wider governance and shareholder rights education.

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2008

Title

Publication

Date

Bank appoints five women among 80 managing directors

The Times

09 January 2008

2007

Title

Publication

Date

SWIFT Proxy Voting Standards Financial Standard

5 December 2007

Shareholders shun call on cross-border voting

Financial News

30 November 2007

Who guards the guardians?

Financial News

29 November 2007

Shareholders of UK companies regularly raise concerns about levels of executive pay

Responsible Investor

26 November 2007

Spanish revealed as greatest shareholder votes

IPE.com

November 2007

Shareholder dissent concentrates on directors Chartered Secretary

21 November 2007

FD Salary Survey 2007 Financial Director

November 2007

FTSE350 Audit Fee Survey 2007 Financial Director

October 2007

2006

Title

Publication

Date

Corporate Governance: Proxy 2007
Season's Greetings

IR Magazine December 2006

Predictions 2007 Future Perfect: Technology

Investor Services Journal December 2006

Perspectives concernant le vote transfrontalier en Europee

Forward Perspectives pour entrreprendre magazine FEB November 2006
Kim to take the helm at Kazakhymys Financial Times 20 Sept 2006
Top executives' rises faster than inflation Financial Times 12 Sept 2006
Pay means big business for handful of advisers The Observer 20 August 2006
Two consultants dominate pay decisions Financial News 14 August 2006
UK regulations prevent stock option manipulation IR Magazine 11 August 2006

Vodafone rebels fail to oust Sarin

The Herald 26 July 2006

Vodafone rebuffs bid to oust Sarin as Bond takes over chairmanship

The Independent 26 July 2006

Investors' revolt leaves Vodafone chief exposed

The Times 26 July 2006

Vodafone CEO reappointed despite investor gripes

Reuters 25 July 2006

Sarin faces rocky ride at Vodafone AGM

Financial News 25 July 2006

GCap investors register protest over pay

Financial News

25 July 2006

Scottish Power payouts criticised

Financial News 17 July 2006

Vodafone and Yell set to make 'illegal' donations

Sunday Telegraph 16 July 2006

Storm grows over Vodafone bonuses

Daily Express 13 July 2006

Manifest adds to Vodafone worries

The Financial Times

13 July 2006

Manifest blasts plans for Vodafone exec pay Financial News

10 July 2006

Disclosing directors’ pay: the European divide Real IR

July/August 2006

Man Group criticised on bonuses Financial News

26 June 2006

US-style pay packages all the rage in Europe

The New York Times

16 June 2006

Collins Stewart bonuses under attack by proxies

Financial News

5 June 2006

Proxy Voting Wired in Europe

globalcustody.net

28 May 2006

Manifest target Sanctuary removes CEO

Financial News

26 May 2006

Morrison is under fire

Financial News

22 May 2006

NHS seeks 1,000 non-execs

The Observer

21 May 2006

Manifest backs US campaign on 'fat cat' pay

Financial News

17 May 2006

Study puts bosses' pay at £3.3m

The Guardian

16 May 2006

UK chief executives see pay top £3.3m

The Financial Times

15 May 2006

America looks to UK in pay protest

The Times

9 May 2006

ABI attacks F&C and Henderson on pay

Financial News

8 May 2006

F&C's unprecedented move to insource

Pensions Week

8 May 2006

Manifest slams Sanctuary over auditor move

Financial News

28 April 2006

Amvescap delivers strong figures amid pay revolt

Financial News

26 April 2006

Anger grows over Amvescap payouts

Financial News

24 April 2006

Amvescap investors in pay row

The Sunday Times

23 April 2006

Amvescap investors in revolt

The Independent on Sunday

23 April 2006

Shareholder revolt grows over pounds 12m bonuses for Amvescap chiefs

The Independent

22 April 2006

Amvescap defends chairman’s bonus

Financial News

13 April 2006

Succession Plan at BP criticised

The Daily Telegraph

10 April 2006

Insurers warn banks over making chief executives chairmen

The Guardian

22 March 2006

Director pay is top of shareholders’ agenda

Financial News

6 March 2006

Cull of US investors sets 'a worrying precedent'

The Times

2 Feb 2006

Manifest takes on proxy giant ISS

Financial News

13 Jan 2006

EU to give greater rights to British shareholders

The Guardian

10 Jan 2006

2005

Title

Publication

Date

Better incentive package for Martin Irish Independent 8 Dec 2005
The Shareholder activism debate Real IR Nov 2005
Waterford Wedgwood accused of flouting stock exchange rules The Sunday Business Post 16 Oct 2005
Superstars zoom ahead in pay stakes Financial Times 6 Sept 2005
Elan chief in line for £7m payoff The Guardian 26 Aug 2005
Elan chief's severance package opposed Irish Times 23 Aug 2005
Manifest extends research to Australia Financial Times FT-fm 27 Jun 2005
Expert warns on high level of non-audit fees The Sunday Business Post 26 Jun 2005
Rules of engagement Financial Times 9 Jun 2005
Advisory services sharpen claws Financial Times 9 Jun 2005
Investor advice group accuses rival of selective briefings Financial Times 9 Jun 2005
Taking responsibility Professional Pensions 9 Jun 2005
NAPF's relationship with RREV is creating 'conflict of interest' Professional Pensions 2 Jun 2005
Santander is taken to task over standards of corporate governance Sunday Telegraph 30 May 2005
Why some thin cats need more in their bowls Executive pay at smaller companies Financial Times 11 May 2005
Study shows chiefs' pay rises by 17% Financial Times 7 May 2005
Legislation fails to make exec compensation more transparent Real IR May 2005
Looking after your investment Pensions Age May 2005
Morrison 'shot the messenger', says ABI Sunday Telegraph 17 Apr 2005
Sempra's half-hour in London Union Tribune 6 Apr 2005
Sempra rapped for meeting 6,000 miles from home The Times 6 Apr 2005
Voting gets wired Real IR Apr 2005
Smithers, get me an above-average pay consultant Mail on Sunday 6 Feb 2005
Trust feels heat over Shaw Sunday Herald 6 Feb 2005
Investors tell AstraZeneca chief to waive £1m bonus Independent on Sunday 23 Jan 2005

2004

Title

Publication

Date

Tax increase on pensions 'pushing up bosses pay' Financial Times 13 Sept 2004
Critics question SCH governance Financial Times 14/15 Aug 2004
SCH chiefs could be paid five times salary if dismissed Financial Times 14/15 Aug 2004
More small companies scale down non-execs Financial Times 26 Jul 2004
Patchy performance on Higgs standards Financial Times 26 Jul 2004
Gunning for the board: Don't vote before you read this  The Observer 30 May 2004
Consultants slam Stock Exchange

Sunday Business Post

30 May 2004

The non-exec power players

Sunday Telegraph

30 May 2004

Star chief executive in the ascendant

Financial Times

24 May 2004

Chief executive pay soars 168% in five years

Financial Times

24 May 2004

Governance agency slams Fyffes Sunday Business Post

23 May 2004

Kerry breaches governance code Irish Independent

19 May 2004

Big carve-up by Evolution chiefs

The Observer

16 May 2004

Slough Estates suffers backlash on executive pay Financial Times 11 May 2004
Executive Pay: What The Bosses Make Forbes 10 May 2004
Regus under fire over £59m exec share plan Sunday Times 2 May 2004
Pay bonanza boosts HSBC bosses' pensions The Observer 25 Apr 2004
£5m for new man at Prudential The Guardian 24 Apr 2004
Firms 'not compliant' with governance rules

Irish Independent

23 Apr 2004

£112m bonus victory for Sorrell Evening Standard 16 Apr 2004
Disputed WPP bonuses win backing bbc.co.uk 16 Apr 2004
War of words continues over Royal incentive plan The Herald 14 Apr 2004
City Briefs: Royal Dispute The Daily Telegraph 14 Apr 2004
Directors' payoffs still exceed 12 months' salary The Times 13 Apr 2004
RBOS dangles an £8m carrot The Daily Telegraph 12 Apr 2004
Too many snouts in the trough Sunday Times 11 Apr 2004
RBS's Goodwin in line for £8m bonus The Observer 11 Apr 2004
Sorrell's $480m Savoy showdown Sunday Telegraph 4 Apr 2004
WPP bows to investor pressure over incentives The Scotsman 2 Apr 2004
Glaxo charity move as Garnier gets £8m Daily Mail 27 Mar 2004
Mytravel directors get massive payouts The Observer 7 Mar 2004
Investors bite at more than just free sarnies Financial Times 07 Feb 2004
Is it a Swann song for fat cats? The Observer 1 Feb 2004
Fury at boss's £3m bonus Sunday Express 11 Jan 2004

2003

   

Title

Publication

Date

Get up, stand up Pensions Management Nov 2003
Paying the price for a lack of good governance Financial Times 25/26 Oct 2003
City knives sharpened for the shareholder revolution The Independent 22 Oct 2003
Another coup for Britain's new wave of shareholder activism The Independent 22 Oct 2003
Collins inquiry chief's 'conflict' Evening Standard 4 Sept 2003
The City's Heath Robinson voting machines Financial Times Lombard Column 14 Aug 2003
AGM voting 'needs regulation' Financial Times 14 Aug 2003
Cumbria plans to boost governance Pensions Week 28 Jul 2003
SSL chief under fire after revealing bid talks The Guardian 15 Jul 2003
Investors show more activism Financial Times 30 Jun 2003
School meals firm serves up £20m to bosses The Sunday Times 22 Jun 2003
C =SN(d1)-Ke [rt] N (d2): Think you can work it out? The Observer 15 Jun 2003
And it all began with an old style Labour Chancellor The Observer 15 Jun 2003
The formula for fat cat cream The Observer 15 Jun 2003
Options bonanza for bosses The Observer 15 Jun 2003
Revealed: UK's biggest earners The Observer 15 Jun 2003
Carnival cruises into fat-cat row Sunday Express 1 Jun 2003
HSBC deal boosts bosses' pay 800 per cent The Observer 1 Jun 2003
Kingfisher makes concessions to avert showdown over pay The Independent 26 May 2003
Everyone must agree on how fat the cats can get The Observer 25 May 2003
Payments for failure at 17 FTSE 100 firms The Independent 25 May 2003
Pay consultants reap rich rewards from big groups Sunday Telegraph 18 May 2003
Fat cats get fatter under Labour Sunday Telegraph 11 May 2003
Fury as top bosses' pay rockets 30% Financial Mail on Sunday 11 May 2003
Fighter of fat cats shows us her claws Financial Mail on Sunday 11 May 2003
Pay puts Delta's board on the spot Financial Times 08 May 2003
Pru's Manning in line for £6.4m parachute The Daily Telegraph 1 May 2003
HSBC's new man to set to make $60m The Observer 27 Apr 2003
Reuters chief in second pay row The Guardian 2 Apr 2003
Bawling out the boardroom The Observer 30 Mar 2003
Granada's Allen to lose controversial two-year contract The Independent 25 Mar 2003
Outrage at Reed's £20m bonus plan Financial Mail 23 Mar 2003
Concerns over Reed's Shell chief gets 55% increase US-style share scheme Financial Times 22-23 Mar 2003
Investors challenge Reed  bosses' £20m options Sunday Business 22-23 Mar 2003
Securicor to seek new directors The Business 16-17 Feb 2003
Collins Stewart option attacked Daily Telegraph 11 Feb 2003
Collins Stewart to face flak at EGM Financial Times 10 Feb 2003
Sid's AGM outing comes under fire from top table The Times 8 Feb 2003
Nine months to prepare for £4,000-a-week job Mail on Sunday 5 Jan 2003

2002

Title

Publication

Date

Cull in UK boardrooms eases Financial Times 25 Nov 2002
Corporate governance - the effects of US scandals and UK issues Pensions Management Nov 2002
UK investors carry the day when voting Financial Times 7 Oct 2002
Manifest spotlights failings Investor Relations  Oct 2002
Executive Remuneration - What's The Fuss? Independent on Sunday 4 Aug 2002
Going for the proxy vote Financial Times 5 Jul 2002
Andersen Quakes as Enron puts accountancy into crisis The Business 20/21 Jan 2002

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