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Revised Shareholder Rights Directive: amendments to the directors’ remuneration regime

Revised Shareholder Rights Directive: amendments to the directors’ remuneration regime

Published on: 10 April 2019

Published by: LexisPSL

Revised Shareholder Rights Directive: amendments to the directors’ remuneration regime
What is the background?
The existing UK legal framework
Extending the directors’ remuneration regime to unquoted traded companies
Directors’ remuneration policy
Directors’ remuneration report
Other amendments
Timing

Article summary

Corporate analysis: The government has published draft regulations implementing parts of the revised Shareholder Rights Directive. The draft regulations update the existing UK legal framework relating to directors’ remuneration to make it consistent with the requirements of the Directive. Sign in or take a trial to read the full analysis.

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