Primary Market Bulletin No. 39 announces the removal of temporary measures, introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic, relating to the timing for publishing annual financial reports/interim results as well as rescinding the...more
Executive pay has been a hot topic for a number of years but the uncertainty created by the pandemic has resulted in an increased level of scrutiny of public company pay decisions and revised related proxy voting...more
1/27/2021
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The Investment Association (IA) has published (i) additional guidance on shareholder expectations for executive remuneration in light of COVID; (ii) its 2021 Principles of Remuneration; and (iii) its statement on executive...more
As the AGM season is upon us, many companies have already made the decision to withdraw the proposal to pay a final dividend in order to preserve cash and provide financial flexibility for the future. Other companies are...more
On 28 March the UK Government announced that it will introduce legislation to ensure that companies can hold Annual General Meetings (AGMs) safely. Legislation is currently being drafted but in the interim, the FRC and BEIS...more
Further relaxations for raising capital -
As we discussed in our previous article on cash box placings, whilst the market is now looking to employ this structure where necessary, the Pre-emption Group has historically not...more