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COVID-19 Proxy Governance Update
COVID-19 Proxy Governance Update 2020 AGM mid-season review FROM EQUINITI 01 Looking back and planning ahead It is incredible to note that it has been over 12 weeks since the official announcement on 23 March of the UK Government’s Stay at Home Measures, and nearly seven months since the severity of the pandemic became apparent in China. Over the said period, PLC boards, company secretaries and investor relations officers have kept their corporate calendars going thanks to rapid adoption of modified regulatory guidelines and inventive modes of engagement with investors. With annual general meetings being an obvious highlight in the corporate calendar, we take stock of the progress made so far over the 2020 AGM season, as well as using what we learned to plan ahead. Now that we are over the first ‘hump’ with the busy period of May AGMs out of the way, we are readying for the second ‘peak’ of June and July AGMs, and then an ‘easing’ until the second ‘mini’ season in the early autumn. As such, in this update, we look at: • 2020 AGM season statistics…so far • Proxy adviser engagement and ISS recommendations review • High-level assumptions for Q3 and Q4 • Relevant updates from the regulators, industry bodies and proxy advisers • Communications in the COVID-19 world – special commentary by leading financial PR firm,Camarco • How has COVID-19 impacted activism – special commentary by international law firm,White & Case 02 2020 AGM Season Statistics…so far Scope of data To assess progress and forecast what is to come, we look at the key statistics for the UK AGM season 2020 thus far. -
Stelios Targets Easyjet's Finance Chief in Dispute
Source: Daily Mail {Main} Edition: Country: UK Date: Tuesday 7, April 2020 Page: 72 Area: 311 sq. cm Circulation: ABC 1134184 Daily Ad data: page rate £32,508.00, scc rate £129.00 Phone: 020 7938 6000 Keyword: Stelios Haji-ioannou Stelios targets Easyjet’s finance chief in dispute tbt jt’ id it ld t k hit i Chi THE spat between Easyjet’s board and its colourful founder MARKET REPORT intensified as he lined up the air- line’s finance boss as his next tar- get in an attack on management. by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou wants Easyjet to cancel a £4.5bn order to Francesca buy 107 planes from Airbus as the firm struggles to stay afloat dur- Washtell ing the coronavirus pandemic. He claims Easyjet will run out of money by around August other- about its rapid expansion plans. wise, and has vowed not to put He has derided the planes on any more cash into the business order as ‘useless’ after Covid-19 unless it agrees to this demand. brought air travel to a virtual This has weight, considering he standstill, with Easyjet’s 344- and his family own more than a strong fleet already grounded. third of Easyjet’s shares. Easyjet insists one-off meetings Stelios heaped more pressure on to vote on directors would be ‘an management by calling on the unhelpful distraction’. company to remove finance chief Yesterday it said it has become Andrew Findlay, saying it would the first airline to secure a corona- be ‘the best way to stop him writ- virus loan from the Treasury and ing billion-pound cheques plus to Bank of England’s emergency Airbus every year’. -
Xtrackers Etfs
Xtrackers*/** Société d’investissement à capital variable R.C.S. Luxembourg N° B-119.899 Unaudited Semi-Annual Report For the period from 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2018 No subscription can be accepted on the basis of the financial reports. Subscriptions are only valid if they are made on the basis of the latest published prospectus of Xtrackers accompanied by the latest annual report and the most recent semi-annual report, if published thereafter. * Effective 16 February 2018, db x-trackers changed name to Xtrackers. **This includes synthetic ETFs. Xtrackers** Table of contents Page Organisation 4 Information for Hong Kong Residents 6 Statistics 7 Statement of Net Assets as at 30 June 2018 28 Statement of Investments as at 30 June 2018 50 Xtrackers MSCI WORLD SWAP UCITS ETF* 50 Xtrackers MSCI EUROPE UCITS ETF 56 Xtrackers MSCI JAPAN UCITS ETF 68 Xtrackers MSCI USA SWAP UCITS ETF* 75 Xtrackers EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETF 80 Xtrackers DAX UCITS ETF 82 Xtrackers FTSE MIB UCITS ETF 83 Xtrackers SWITZERLAND UCITS ETF 85 Xtrackers FTSE 100 INCOME UCITS ETF 86 Xtrackers FTSE 250 UCITS ETF 89 Xtrackers FTSE ALL-SHARE UCITS ETF 96 Xtrackers MSCI EMERGING MARKETS SWAP UCITS ETF* 111 Xtrackers MSCI EM ASIA SWAP UCITS ETF* 115 Xtrackers MSCI EM LATIN AMERICA SWAP UCITS ETF* 117 Xtrackers MSCI EM EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA SWAP UCITS ETF* 118 Xtrackers MSCI TAIWAN UCITS ETF 120 Xtrackers MSCI BRAZIL UCITS ETF 123 Xtrackers NIFTY 50 SWAP UCITS ETF* 125 Xtrackers MSCI KOREA UCITS ETF 127 Xtrackers FTSE CHINA 50 UCITS ETF 130 Xtrackers EURO STOXX QUALITY -
Alliance Trust Portfolio
Alliance Trust Portfolio University of St Andrews Month Ending 31/07/2013 No Of Equity Description Shares ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC 10,900 AMAZON.COM 4,500 AMER INTERNATIONAL GROUP 21,514 AMGEN INC 9,600 ANGIE'S LIST 22,900 ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV 6,876 ARM HOLDINGS PLC 77,323 BANCA GENERALI SPA 35,206 BANGKOK BANK 122,600 BG GROUP 45,404 BORG WARNER INC 11,300 BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING 24,370 CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD 17,200 CITIGROUP INC 20,650 CLEAN HARBORS INC 18,200 COMPUTERSHARE LTD 87,337 CONTINENTAL AG 4,935 CSL LTD 11,335 DENTSU INC 42,100 DNB ASA 50,402 ECOLAB INC 16,206 EMC CORP 49,000 ENN ENERGY HOLDINGS LTD 138,000 EQUINIX INC 5,300 ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL 7,186 FAST RETAILING CO LTD 2,100 GOOGLE INC CL'A' 1,600 KENMARE RESOURCES PLC 1,071,478 MACY'S 20,061 MILLICOM 8,604 MITSUI FUDOSAN CO LTD 26,979 NOVATEK 4,660 NOVO NORDISK A/S 6,724 OIL SEARCH LTD 175,993 OMNICOM GROUP INC 12,200 PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES INC 12,786 PRAXAIR INC 13,287 PRUDENTIAL PLC 41,841 RENEWABLES INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP LTD 357,100 ROCHE HOLDING AG 5,037 ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC 10,100 ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC 10,700 SPX CORPORATION 7,200 STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE 14,100 TERADATA 11,800 TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY 6,944 TRIMBLE NAVIGATION 21,000 UNILEVER PLC 25,446 VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS 14,094 VISA INC 5,800 W. W. GRAINGER INC 4,643 WATERS CORP 11,300 Buckley Muething Portfolio University of St Andrews Month Ending 31/07/2013 No Of Fund Description Shares Value Bonds ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES INC 100,000 ARCH COAL INC 100,000 BEAZER HOMES USA INC -
Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements
Annual report and audited financial statements BlackRock Charities Funds • BlackRock Armed Forces Charities Growth & Income Fund • BlackRock Catholic Charities Growth & Income Fund • BlackRock Charities Growth & Income Fund • BlackRock Charities UK Bond Fund • BlackRock Charities UK Equity ESG Fund • BlackRock Charities UK Equity Fund • BlackRock Charities UK Equity Index Fund For the financial period ended 30 June 2020 Contents General Information 2 About the Trust 3 Charity Authorised Investment Fund 4 Charity Trustees’ Investment Responsibilities 4 Fund Manager 4 Significant Events 4 Investment Report 5 Report on Remuneration 15 Accounting and Distribution Policies 21 Financial Instruments and Risks 24 BlackRock Armed Forces Charities Growth & Income Fund 37 BlackRock Catholic Charities Growth & Income Fund 56 BlackRock Charities Growth & Income Fund 74 BlackRock Charities UK Bond Fund 95 BlackRock Charities UK Equity ESG Fund 111 BlackRock Charities UK Equity Fund 125 BlackRock Charities UK Equity Index Fund 138 Statement of Manager’s and Trustee’s Responsibilities 162 Independent Auditor’s Report 165 Supplementary Information 169 1 General Information Advisory Committee Members - BlackRock manager of the Funds, each of which is an alternative Armed Forces Charities Growth & Income investment fund for the purpose of the Alternative Fund: Investment Fund Managers Directive. Mr Michael Baines (Chairman) Mr Guy Davies Directors of the Manager Major General A Lyons CBE G D Bamping* Major General Ashley Truluck CB, CBE M B Cook Colonel -
Description Iresscode Exchange Current Margin New Margin 3I
Description IRESSCode Exchange Current Margin New Margin 3I INFRASTRUCTURE PLC 3IN LSE 20 20 888 HOLDINGS PLC 888 LSE 20 20 ASSOCIATED BRITISH ABF LSE 10 10 ADMIRAL GROUP PLC ADM LSE 10 10 AGGREKO PLC AGK LSE 20 20 ASHTEAD GROUP PLC AHT LSE 10 10 ANTOFAGASTA PLC ANTO LSE 15 10 ASOS PLC ASC LSE 20 20 ASHMORE GROUP PLC ASHM LSE 20 20 ABERFORTH SMALLER COM ASL LSE 20 20 AVEVA GROUP PLC AVV LSE 20 20 AVIVA PLC AV LSE 10 10 ASTRAZENECA PLC AZN LSE 10 10 BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL BAB LSE 20 20 BARR PLC BAG LSE 25 20 BARCLAYS PLC BARC LSE 10 10 BRITISH AMERICAN TOBA BATS LSE 10 10 BAE SYSTEMS PLC BA LSE 10 10 BALFOUR BEATTY PLC BBY LSE 20 20 BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS BDEV LSE 10 10 BARING EMERGING EUROP BEE LSE 50 100 BEAZLEY PLC BEZ LSE 20 20 BH GLOBAL LIMITED BHGG LSE 30 100 BOWLEVEN PLC BLVN LSE 60 50 BANKERS INVESTMENT BNKR LSE 20 20 BUNZL PLC BNZL LSE 10 10 BODYCOTE PLC BOY LSE 20 20 BP PLC BP LSE 10 10 BURBERRY GROUP PLC BRBY LSE 10 10 BLACKROCK WORLD MININ BRWM LSE 20 65 BT GROUP PLC BT-A LSE 10 10 BRITVIC PLC BVIC LSE 20 20 BOVIS HOMES GROUP PLC BVS LSE 20 20 BROWN GROUP PLC BWNG LSE 25 20 BELLWAY PLC BWY LSE 20 20 BIG YELLOW GROUP PLC BYG LSE 20 20 CENTRAL ASIA METALS PLC CAML LSE 40 30 CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP CBG LSE 20 20 CARNIVAL PLC CCL LSE 10 10 CENTAMIN PLC CEY LSE 20 20 CHARIOT OIL & GAS LTD CHAR LSE 100 100 CHEMRING GROUP PLC CHG LSE 25 20 CONYGAR INVESTMENT CIC LSE 50 40 CALEDONIA INVESTMENTS CLDN LSE 25 20 CARILLION PLC CLLN LSE 100 100 COMMUNISIS PLC CMS LSE 50 100 CENTRICA PLC CNA LSE 10 10 CAIRN ENERGY PLC CNE LSE 30 30 COBHAM PLC -
Annual Report of Proxy Voting Record Date Of
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD DATE OF REPORTING PERIOD: JULY 1, 2018 - JUNE 30, 2019 FUND: VANGUARD FTSE 250 UCITS ETF --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ISSUER: 3i Infrastructure plc TICKER: 3IN CUSIP: ADPV41555 MEETING DATE: 7/5/2018 FOR/AGAINST PROPOSAL: PROPOSED BY VOTED? VOTE CAST MGMT PROPOSAL #1: ACCEPT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ISSUER YES FOR FOR STATUTORY REPORTS PROPOSAL #2: APPROVE REMUNERATION REPORT ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #3: APPROVE FINAL DIVIDEND ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #4: RE-ELECT RICHARD LAING AS DIRECTOR ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #5: RE-ELECT IAN LOBLEY AS DIRECTOR ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #6: RE-ELECT PAUL MASTERTON AS DIRECTOR ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #7: RE-ELECT DOUG BANNISTER AS DIRECTOR ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #8: RE-ELECT WENDY DORMAN AS DIRECTOR ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #9: ELECT ROBERT JENNINGS AS DIRECTOR ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #10: RATIFY DELOITTE LLP AS AUDITORS ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #11: AUTHORISE BOARD TO FIX REMUNERATION OF ISSUER YES FOR FOR AUDITORS PROPOSAL #12: APPROVE SCRIP DIVIDEND SCHEME ISSUER YES FOR FOR PROPOSAL #13: AUTHORISE CAPITALISATION OF THE ISSUER YES FOR FOR APPROPRIATE AMOUNTS OF NEW ORDINARY SHARES TO BE ALLOTTED UNDER THE SCRIP DIVIDEND SCHEME PROPOSAL #14: AUTHORISE ISSUE OF EQUITY WITHOUT PRE- ISSUER YES FOR FOR EMPTIVE RIGHTS PROPOSAL #15: AUTHORISE MARKET PURCHASE OF ORDINARY ISSUER YES FOR FOR -
Parker Review
Ethnic Diversity Enriching Business Leadership An update report from The Parker Review Sir John Parker The Parker Review Committee 5 February 2020 Principal Sponsor Members of the Steering Committee Chair: Sir John Parker GBE, FREng Co-Chair: David Tyler Contents Members: Dr Doyin Atewologun Sanjay Bhandari Helen Mahy CBE Foreword by Sir John Parker 2 Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE Foreword by the Secretary of State 6 Trevor Phillips OBE Message from EY 8 Tom Shropshire Vision and Mission Statement 10 Yvonne Thompson CBE Professor Susan Vinnicombe CBE Current Profile of FTSE 350 Boards 14 Matthew Percival FRC/Cranfield Research on Ethnic Diversity Reporting 36 Arun Batra OBE Parker Review Recommendations 58 Bilal Raja Kirstie Wright Company Success Stories 62 Closing Word from Sir Jon Thompson 65 Observers Biographies 66 Sanu de Lima, Itiola Durojaiye, Katie Leinweber Appendix — The Directors’ Resource Toolkit 72 Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Thanks to our contributors during the year and to this report Oliver Cover Alex Diggins Neil Golborne Orla Pettigrew Sonam Patel Zaheer Ahmad MBE Rachel Sadka Simon Feeke Key advisors and contributors to this report: Simon Manterfield Dr Manjari Prashar Dr Fatima Tresh Latika Shah ® At the heart of our success lies the performance 2. Recognising the changes and growing talent of our many great companies, many of them listed pool of ethnically diverse candidates in our in the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250. There is no doubt home and overseas markets which will influence that one reason we have been able to punch recruitment patterns for years to come above our weight as a medium-sized country is the talent and inventiveness of our business leaders Whilst we have made great strides in bringing and our skilled people. -
2013 Agms: Key Trends and Issues from a Review of 215 FTSE 350 Companies June 2013
2013 AGMs: Key trends and issues from a review of 215 FTSE 350 companies June 2013 Statistics Commentary RESOLUTIONS Annual re-election of all directors 99% (213 companies) proposed annual re- 3% (7 companies) amended their articles to election of all directors reflect annual re-election Authority to allot shares: extra one 67% (144 companies) proposed a resolution This is similar to the results for 2012 third authority for the extra one third authority; 27% (57 companies) included a statement that where Under the UK Corporate Governance Code this extra one-third authority was used, the (Code) FTSE 350 directors should be subject directors would stand for re-election to annual election, so no longer necessary Any resolution to convene general 84% (181 companies) passed a resolution to NAPF recommends that companies should only meeting on 14 days’ notice convene a general meeting on 14 clear days’ call a general meeting on 14 clear days’ notice notice; 73% (158 companies) stated the in limited circumstances and these should be circumstances where meetings will be held on explained when tabling the resolution 14 clear days’ notice Details of any unusual resolution Resolutions proposed to approve an increase A few companies have increased this to in maximum aggregate fees payable to around £700,000 to allow them to appoint directors non-executive directors to the board Details of substantial vote (10-49%) 15% (33 companies) detailed substantial votes So far this year no FTSE 350 company has had against the directors’ remuneration against -
Non-Executive Chairman Appointment
Non-Executive Chairman Appointment Released : 03/03/2021 07:00 RNS Number : 9313Q Playtech PLC 03 March 2021 Playtech plc ('Playtech' or the 'Company') Non-Executive Chairman Appointment Playtech is delighted to announce that Brian Mattingley has been selected as Non-Executive Chairman. Brian will succeed Claire Milne, who has served as Interim Chairman since May 2020. Brian will be stepping down as Chairman of 888 Holdings Plc and his appointment as Chairman of Playtech, and to the Board, will take effect on 1 June 2021. Brian brings considerable PLC Board experience to the role, as well as his extensive experience in the gambling and leisure industries. Brian first joined 888 Holdings in 2005 as a Non-Executive Director, before being appointed CEO in March 2012, and has been Non-Executive Chairman since March 2016. Prior to 888, Brian was CEO of Gala Regional Developments, and held senior roles with Gala Group, Ritz Bingo, Kingfisher Plc and Dee Corporation Plc. Claire Milne, Interim Chairman, commented: "In selecting the new Chair, we wanted to appoint an individual with significant online gambling experience and a track record of delivering high levels of corporate governance and stakeholder engagement in a highly regulated and fast- growing industry. Over the course of the last 30 years Brian has delivered strongly in these areas and has been at the forefront of the development of our industry. We are delighted that someone of Brian's calibre is joining the Board and look forward to benefitting from his experience to support our continued progress and growth." Brian Mattingley, Chairman Designate, commented: "I'm very pleased to be joining Playtech, at such an exciting time in the Company's development. -
Capital Analytics UK Registrars Benchmarking Survey 2009
Capital Analytics UK Registrars Benchmarking Survey 2009 CAPITAL ANALYTICS UK REGISTRARS BENCHMARKING SURVEY 2009 September 2009 © Copyright, 2009 Capital Analytics Limited. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission from Capital Analytics Limited. No advertising or other promotional use can be made of the information in this report without the express prior written consent of Capital Analytics Limited. Capital Analytics UK Registrars Benchmarking Survey 2009 CONTENTS SURVEY PURPOSE AND METHODOLOGY ................................................................................... 4 Purpose ................................................................................................................................................ 4 Methodology ........................................................................................................................................ 4 COMPANY SATISFACTION INDEX 2009 ........................................................................................ 6 INDUSTRY ANNUAL OVERALL COMPARISON 2005 - 2009 ...................................................... 7 OVERALL SATISFACTION WITH SERVICES .............................................................................. 8 Comments on Overall Satisfaction with Services ................................................................................ 8 Overall Satisfaction with Registrar .................................................................................................. -
Annual Report and Accounts 2018 01 Overview Performance Highlights for the Year to 31 March 2018
3i Group plc Overview Governance Introduction 01 Chairman’s introduction 58 Performance highlights 02 Board of Directors and Executive Committee 60 Chairman’s statement 02 Nominations Committee report 65 Chief Executive’s statement 04 Audit and Compliance Committee report 66 Action 08 Valuations Committee report 70 Directors’ remuneration report 73 Our business Relations with shareholders 83 Our business at a glance 10 Additional statutory and corporate governance information 84 Our business model 12 Our strategic objectives 14 Audited financial statements Key performance indicators 16 Private Equity 18 Consolidated statement of comprehensive income 92 Infrastructure 25 Consolidated statement of financial position 93 Performance, risk and sustainability Consolidated statement of changes in equity 94 Consolidated cash flow statement 95 Financial review 29 Company statement of financial position 96 Investment basis 35 Company statement of changes in equity 97 Reconciliation of Investment basis and IFRS 39 Company cash flow statement 98 Alternative Performance Measures 43 Significant accounting policies 99 Risk management 44 Notes to the accounts 104 Principal risks and mitigations 47 Independent Auditor’s report 139 Sustainability 52 Portfolio and other information 20 Large investments 148 Strategic report: Portfolio valuation – an explanation 150 pages 2 to 56. Information for shareholders 152 Directors’ report: pages Glossary 154 58 to 72 and 83 to 90. For definitions of our financial terms, used throughout this report, please see Directors’ remuneration our glossary on pages 154 to 156. report: pages 73 to 82. Consistent with our approach since the introduction of IFRS 10 in 2014, the financial data presented in the Overview and Strategic report is taken from the Investment basis financial statements.