Cookson gets a kicking at the AGM

Materials science company Cookson became the latest company to see a substantial proportion of shareholders vote against the executive pay package at its annual general meeting (AGM).

Materials science company Cookson became the latest company to see a substantial proportion of shareholders vote against the executive pay package at its annual general meeting (AGM).

Almost 32%, or 70.5m, of the 220.8m votes cast at the AGM were against the motion to approve the directors' remuneration report.

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