Diploma plc: CEO departure deemed to be in the shareholders’ interest FTSE 250 listed Diploma plc appointed in April of 2018 Richard Ingram as Interim Chief Executive ahead of the anticipated retirement of long-serving CEO, Bruce Thompson in May. The Remuneration Committee agreed to compensate Ingram for existing incentives from his previous employment which comprised […]
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Applied Graphene Materials: compliance with codes is not the same as meeting investors’ expectations
AIM-listed Applied Graphene Materials holds its AGM on 18 December 2018 and with the elevated awareness of AIM governance standards, it’s worth taking a look at AGM’s AGM disclosures to better understand the differences between what’s expect of main and junior market companies. Good governance disclosures and financial reporting support open and effective dialogue between […]
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FTSE 100-listed Associated British Foods reported in its annual report that a subsidiary of the Group incurred political expenditure to the approximate value of £5,000 during the year. The Company has not disclosed any further details on the expenditure, such as the nature of the expenditure, for what purpose the expenditure was incurred, and what […]
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FTSE SmallCap urban regeneration and land development specialist MJ Gleeson Group holds its AGM on 6 December and shareholders may hold concerns with the level of independence on its board. MJ Gleeson’s board consists of CEO & Managing Director Jolyon Harrison, CFO & Company Secretary Stefan Allanson, Chairman Dermot Gleeson, and non-executives James Ancell, Colin […]
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UK Governance Watch FTSE 250-listed Kier Group’s suffered a shareholder revolt at its 2017 AGM after 44.16% of shareholders opposed the approval of its remuneration report. The construction and services business also saw 21.24% of shareholders oppose its remuneration policy. The key cause for shareholder concern was the remuneration committee’s decision to award CEO Haydn […]
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UK Governance Watch At JD Wetherspoon shareholders may hold concerns with the level of independence on the board. At the conclusion of the FTSE 250 pub owner and operator’s AGM the board will comprise three executive directors, Chairman Tim Martin – the company founder and controlling shareholder – and four non-executive directors. Of the four […]
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UK Governance Watch SIG plc is holding a general meeting on 7 November in order to seek shareholder approval of a new remuneration policy and long-term incentive plan (LTIP). In the FTSE250 industrial group’s annual report it was reported that the remuneration committee was conducting a review of executive pay and consulting with shareholders and […]
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UK Governance Watch At AIM-listed infrastructure group Hargreaves Services’ 2017 AGM around 20% of shareholders opposed the adoption of its remuneration report. Shareholders likely held concerns with the level of disclosures provided in the report regarding performance targets and the lack of director shareholding guidelines and clawback provisions. The disclosures on these policy aspects continue […]
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When you submit your proxy votes it’s normally safe to assume that what you voted on is, well, what is going to get voted on. Maybe not. Now that the dust has settled on the takeover of GKN plc by Melrose Industries plc it seems like an appropriate moment to take a look at some […]
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