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Lexis®PSL Share Incentives weekly highlights—8 December 2016

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Published on: 08 December 2016

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Table of contents

Finance Bill 2017: Draft clauses published
Finance Bill 2017: Share incentives specific issues
Headlines (News updates & analysis)
BlackRock threatens votes against excessive executive pay
House of Lords issues corporate responsibility briefing
Small and mid-sized quoted companies are advised to use plain language and clear reporting
New and updated on Lexis®PSL Share Incentives
New materials
Dates for your diary
Useful information

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Share Incentives highlights includes the publication of the draft clauses for the Finance Bill 2017.

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