Results for “Woodford campaign”

Rensburg AIM VCT (RSB) AGM Report 2012 – Substantial votes against the directors

Post Date: July 28, 2012

On the 26th July I attended the Annual General meeting of Rensburg AIM VCT. ShareSoc has been running a campaign on this Venture Capital Trust since October 2011 (see www.sharesoc.org/campaigns.html…

AGM Date: July 26, 2012 Author: Roger Lawson Read more

Hurricane Energy (HUR) AGM 2016

Post Date: June 9, 2016

…company should be funded for the current drilling campaign and for the next couple of years. Key points The money from the recent fundraising will be used to fund two…

AGM Date: June 8, 2016 Author: Keith Jordan Read more

Murray Income Trust AGM 5 Nov 2019

Post Date: October 14, 2019

Murray Income Trust have launched a campaign trying to encourage shareholders, existing and new, to meet their fund manager and directors at their forthcoming AGM. ShareSoc are great believers in…

Another Update on the SVS Special Administration

Post Date: October 14, 2019

…ShareSoc continues to campaign for improvements to the Special Administration Regime, such that assets are returned to clients more expeditiously and at lower cost. Sign up here if you would…

Sirius Update #2 28 Jan 2020

Post Date: January 28, 2020

…shareholder rights campaign is so important. With no public record of whose shares HL’s nominees actually represent neither we, nor the court which will adjudicate on the Scheme of Arrangement…

Brexit and Why Shareholder Votes Matter

Post Date: February 2, 2020

…on the issue and having experience of using multiple platforms over many years (see https://www.sharesoc.org/campaigns/shareholder-rights-campaign/ ). The article mentions Sirius Minerals (SXX) which is currently subject to a takeover bid…

Ventus and Ventus 2 VCT – UPDATE

Post Date: March 16, 2021

ShareSoc led a campaign fronted by Nick Curtis at the August 2019 AGM to remove the directors and institute governance changes. There had been concerns from shareholders around the length…

Digital 9 Infrastructure – Catastrophic Performance Harms Shareholders

Post Date: November 20, 2024

…to take next and whether to launch a formal campaign. A number of factors will feed into this decision: What the objective of such a campaign would be and whether…

Do Spivvy PE Funds IPO Their Investments at Inflated Prices? – and HM Treasury Consultation UK Listings Review

Post Date: November 24, 2020

…are Shell (reserves), BP (safety – Deepwater Horizon), Rolls Royce (out of court settlement with no admission of guilt), BAe (bribery), Woodford (a regulatory scandal), Sirius (possibly – come to…

Investment Trust fees – should they be based on market cap or NAV?

Post Date: August 25, 2022

The views expressed in this article are those of its author and not necessarily those of ShareSoc. Should Investment Trusts (including VCTs) base their fees on market cap and not…

ShareSoc Calls for Change at the Top of BAE Systems Plc

Post Date: October 23, 2012

PRESS RELEASE 40 (23/10/2012) Following the collapse of the merger talks between BAE Systems and EADS, ShareSoc is launching a campaign which calls for the Chairman and Chief Executive of…

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