Some 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 MoreNew research from Manifest’s US partner ProxyGovernance Inc reveals just how rapidly support is growing for E&S votes at US companies. For the first time, E&S resolutions have represented the largest portion of shareholder proposals. Although the number of resolutions …
Read MoreChanges to SEC disclosure rules effective Feb. 28, 2010 require US listed companies to disclose the results of their meetings within four business days. This means that we are able to provide an overview of the season in a more-timely …
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 …
Read MoreThe nickel producer and explorer, Western Areas, saw its remuneration report defeated at its AGM on 6 November, as Australia’s stormy AGM season continues.The voting saw 52.5% vote against with a further 2.3% in abstentions. Four other remuneration-related resolutions were …
Read MoreThe first big week of Australian proxy season has seen a number of revolts on executive pay, with one ASX 100 company losing the remuneration report vote and two others seeing very significant dissent.
At Downer Edi, the remuneration report …
Read MoreIn early September, Manifest filed a complaint with the Irish Stock Exchange against Ryanair regarding a breach of their obligations under the Listing Rules. We noted that while Provision D.2.2 of the Combined Code recommends disclosure of the proxies lodged …
Read MoreManifest is pleased to announce the release of its latest publications:
The Executive Director Total Remuneration Survey
Unlike many other pay surveys, the Total Remuneration Survey takes into account the changing mix of compensation from just salary and bonus to …
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