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ITE Group to seek shareholder approval to amend remuneration policy

At FTSE SmallCap ITE Group’s upcoming AGM the board is seeking shareholder approval to amend its remuneration policy and Performance Share Plan (PSP) to allow for enhanced awards to be …

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 …

Associated British Foods: a lack of political expenditure transparency

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 …

Independent shareholders oppose pay report at Sky

Independent investors in media group Sky voted heavily against the remuneration report with just 36% of shareholders giving it their backing at the AGM this week (12th October). Chairman James Murdoch received a narrow vote in support of his re-election …

UK PM Theresa May goes to market on #corpgov reform

The UK government has signalled that it will taking a shareholder and stakeholder market-based approach to governance reform rather than introducing more rules on executive pay. According to early briefings reported in the on Financial Times (FT) and Daily …

GVC Holdings shareholders vote heavily against remuneration report

Shareholders in FTSE 250 company, GVC Holdings voted heavily against its remuneration report at its AGM this week (20th June). However, the betting firm voiced its commitment to engaging with shareholders and has recruited a new chair of its remuneration …

Upcoming Renault AGM results will be closely watched by investors

French carmaker Renault will be holding its AGM on 15th June and its voting results will be closely watched due to longstanding concerns about its governance and after its vote on pay was defeated last year.

The pay of Carl …

ShareAction: Investors to oppose BP and Shell’s pay policies

Responsible investment pressure group, ShareAction is calling on investors to oppose the executive pay policies of oil companies, Shell and BP, arguing that they are not aligned with the long-term interests of shareholders.

ShareAction said that the remuneration for

Shareholders vote down Pearson’s remuneration report

Educational services company Pearson, lost the vote on its remuneration report at its AGM last week (5th May). There were also significant votes opposing the company’s remuneration policy and the re-election of the remuneration committee chair.

If abstention votes …

Shareholders reject Crest Nicholson’s pay report

FTSE 250 construction company Crest Nicholson, which emphasises its sustainable approach to housing developments, had its remuneration report rejected by shareholders at its AGM this week. There was a 58% vote against the non-binding annual remuneration implementation report. In a …