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Storm brews as Shoprite investors challenge pay policy
A hefty 65% of Shoprite’s ‘outside shareholders’ reject the group’s remuneration policy
A hefty 65% of Shoprite’s "outside shareholders" voted against the group’s remuneration policy at the 2017 annual general meeting, but not all of them want to participate in next week’s unprecedented teleconference called to discuss their concerns. Mehluli Ncube, representing the Sentinel pension fund, described the invitation to participate in the teleconference as a little hostile. Ncube, who attended the annual general meeting on Monday to express his concerns about the remuneration policy, said the teleconference was in line with the new JSE requirements, which oblige companies to engage with shareholders if more than 25% of them votes against the remuneration policy. The obligation is in line with the King IV recommendation, which also requires Shoprite to disclose with whom it engaged, the manner and form of engagement and the reasons for the dissenting votes. Shoprite should also disclose the steps taken to address "legitimate and reasonable objections". At Monday’s meeting, ...
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