Tate & Lyle faces shareholder revolt over executive pay Retail London Stock Exchange stalwart Tate & Lyle faces an investor revolt over its chief executive’s salary after failing to address shareholder concerns about its executive-level pay. The FTSE 250 ingredients firm could be overruled by its investors at its annual general meeting (AGM) on Wednesday after coming under pressure from a leading shareholder advisory firm. [...]
Burberry boss faces shareholder revolt over bumper £9.4m pay package Retail Burberry is bracing for a shareholder revolt over a new pay package which could hand the fashion house’s boss nearly £4m in extra bonuses. The British fashion house, known for its iconic trench coat and checked scarves, wants to change its bonus pay structure to allow it to hand chief executive Joshua Schulman a shares [...]
M&S chair: Tax and employment costs holding back Britain Retail Rising taxes and employment costs are holding businesses back from investing in Britain and helping it “prosper,” an M&S boss has said. Archie Norman, chairman of the retail giant and former chief executive of Asda, told shareholders on Tuesday that these “big regulatory headwinds” are “not making it easier to invest and prosper in Britain”. [...]
M&S to face shareholder grilling over cyber attack recovery July 6, 2026 Marks and Spencer is set to take a grilling from shareholders over whether it has made a meaningful recovery from the cyber attack which wiped out nearly a third of its profit. The FTSE 100 retailer will face investors at its annual general meeting on Tuesday, where it will expect to be quizzed on whether [...]
Next faces shareholder pressure over worker pay May 21, 2026 Shareholders in Next are set to put pressure on the retail giant to take action on its “reliance” on low-paid labour. At Next’s annual general meeting on Thursday, a group of investors will call on the retailer to take further action on worker pay and adopt the “real living wage” for all employees. But the [...]
Plus500 suffers huge shareholder revolt against top pay packets May 6, 2025 Plus500 has suffered another huge shareholder revolt against its remuneration report. At the London-listed company’s annual general meeting (AGM), more than 51 per cent of votes were cast against the report which was included in its recent annual report. At the AGM, more than 22 per cent of votes were also cast against the re-election [...]
London Stock Exchange suffers shareholder revolt over CEO’s bumper pay day May 1, 2025 The London Stock Exchange Group has suffered a huge shareholder revolt against its chief executive’s bumper pay packet. More than 30 per cent of votes were cast against the group’s remuneration report which saw CEO David Schwimmer take home £7.8m for the group’s latest financial year, up from the £5.3m he was paid for 2023. [...]
Hostelworld bets on ex-Will Hill boss as chair amid strong trading May 2, 2024 Hostelworld Group, a booking service for hostels around the world, has named its new chair and announced an earlier-than-planned repayment of a debt facility thanks to strong trading ahead of its Annual General Meeting (AGM).