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Subject:  Re: Conygar - directors Date:  23/12/2011  23:38
Author:  ukdt Number:  135718 of 141703

The executive directors pay issue has been a common thread all the way through 2011 and this company is now the focus of attention. I have just seen the TMF 'Best Of The Boards In 2011' feature article that is put together showing what has been talked about most during the year.

http://www.fool.co.uk/news/investing/2011/12/23/best-of-the-...

The SteMiS4 post at the start of this thread is featured and with the Conygar AGM on Thursday 5th January I doubt shareholders will be letting this story go quietly. I am surprised the Press have not picked up on it by now as a £2.65m cash bonus for doing a share buyback to fatten up the City turkeys just in time for Christmas has shocked investors.

I do not know if any other investors who are shareholders or policyholders/pensionholders at any of the institutions who are shown as the large shareholders at Conygar have contacted them to complain. I registered my concern with Aviva who actually have over 8% of the Conygar and they stated that they are fully aware of the issue and they know other shareholders have also contacted the company. I am heartened that the institutions are taking an interest in this case.

The top twelve list of institutions at Conygar (all with over 1.5%) is as follows;

1. Blackrock
2. Aviva
3. Fidelity
4. Henderson
5. Gartmore
6. Legal & General
7. Killik & Co
8. Charles Stanley
9. Artemis
10. M&G
11.Prudential
12.Thames River Capital

If any of you have any links to these funds or want to register your concerns I am sure it will help shareholders and show that investors outside the Square Mile do not think it is acceptable to support this kind of remuneration policy.
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