The AMF, the French equivalent of the FSA, has finally published an English language version of its February 7th report on the conduct of General Meetings at French listed companies.
The report deals with the four broad themes of dialogue …
Read MoreWhat to do when shareholders elect not to vote on a resolution? Recent legal developments in Australia have raised interesting questions about the common practice of the chairman voting undirected proxies for say-on-pay resolutions.
In the majority of markets with …
Read MoreAn analysis by Manifest of voting trends on the remuneration report since its introduction in 2003 has revealed the FTSE 100 companies with the greatest level of shareholder dissatisfaction, on average, over the period.
The list includes some companies where …
Read MoreShareholders of JD Sports Fashion plc will note a massive 66% salary increase awarded to the executive chairman (from £423k to £700k) when considering the company’s remuneration report. Additionally, the remuneration committee is seeking shareholder approval for the chairman’s proposed …
Read MoreThe Australian Future Fund, established in 2006 to assist future Australian governments meet the cost of public sector superannuation liabilities, has released its 2009/10 annual report. The report reveals for the first time how the Fund has cast its voting …
Read MoreCentamin Egypt, the Australian incorporated gold mining company which entered the FTSE 250 index in June 2010, will hold its AGM on 9 November in London. At its 2009 AGM the remuneration report vote was defeated, however shareholders will not …
Read MoreSome 55.44% of the votes cast on the resolution to approve the remuneration report at the AGM of Punch Taverns voted against the remuneration report, condemning the report to defeat. The company joins a select list of five companies in …
Read MoreThe activist shareholder Guy Wyser-Pratte has challenged the outcome of the AGM of Lagardère, held on 27 April, and requested the French market regulator, the AMF, to verify the procedures for the transmission of the votes submitted to the meeting.…
Read MoreWith the AGM season for June-year end companies in Australia now all but complete, one of the last meetings of the season proved to be one of the most contentious in terms of shareholder voting. Shareholders at Goodman Group opposed …
Read MoreWhile the AGM season is now mostly behind us as far as the biggest European blue chips are concerned, it’s now the turn of the mid-caps to face their shareholders. A quick review of the data so far shows that …
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