The Annual General Meeting for all Royal Mail Shareholders including staff

[POSTMAN]

Email I have been sent.

To All

There is another vote that we need to make people aware of.

The Annual General Meeting for all Royal Mail Shareholders including staff.

Anyone who buys shares through the share plan at work, still has shares from privatisation, and have brought shares privately, are all entitled to vote.

What this means is that we have the chance to have a say if we are not happy with the board of directors and do not accept that they continue to reward themselves again and again with a large bonus.

The board are more than happy to tell us that we are overpaid and have too many benefits compared to others in our sector. However, when it comes to the board they believe that they have done a wonderful job and deserve a hefty bonus yet again.

Below are the questions that we can vote for. Most of the board are happy to continue to milk the company for as much as they can get away with.

The year before 7.3 % voted against Keith Williams and 11.20% voted against Baroness Hogg being re-appointed.
These two along with most of the board are looking for re-election to continue to milk the company for as much as they possibly can while our terms and conditions are eroded.

All I can do is urge you to vote No on all the points listed below and mention it to your fellow workers friends and family,

It’s time to show the board how people feel about them. After their lapdog has done their dirty work, they have sacrificed him with a good payout to appease us.

Their business plan is to screw every penny out of their workforce to generate profits for themselves.

Remember we worked through the pandemic risking our health and generation a massive profit for the business, they stayed indoors and instead of investing the profit for the future of the company they chose to pay out to shareholders and lined their own pockets again. They are happy to pay managers extra to break the strike.

There is a link to vote when you check your shares via the ESP Portal or you should get a paper version.

2023
1. Receive the Company’s Annual Report and Financial Statements
2. Approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report
3. Approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy
4. Re-appoint Keith Williams as a Director
5. Re-appoint Martin Seidenberg as a Director
6. Re-appoint Mick Jeavons as a Director
7. Re-appoint Baroness Hogg as a Director
8. Re-appoint Maria da Cunha as a Director
9. Re-appoint Michael Findlay as a Director
10. Re-appoint Lynne Peacock as a Director
11. Re-appoint Shashi Verma as a Director
12. Re-appoint Jourik Hooghe as a Director Resolutions
13. Re-appoint Ingrid Ebner as a Director
14. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company
15. Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the auditor’s remuneration
16. Authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure
17. Authorise the Directors to allot shares
18. Empower the Directors to disapply preemption rights*
19. Empower the Directors to disapply preemption rights (acquisitions and specified capital investments)*
20. Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*
21. Authorise the Company to call general meetings on not less than 14 clear days’ notice

[ReturnToSenderrr]

How many directors does a company need??

[robking]

How many directors does a company need??

Legally two but for listed companies the rules are probably different.

Some of them are non-executive directors, these are experienced business people who don't work for RM full time and they are there to hold the full time executive directors to account.

On behalf of shareholders they are expected to 'blow the whistle' if they don't think that the company is being properly run.

[oypostie]

On behalf of shareholders they are expected to 'blow the whistle' if they don't think that the company is being properly run.
Top

Not doing a very good job are they then

[wdo1256]

On behalf of shareholders they are expected to 'blow the whistle' if they don't think that the company is being properly run.
Top

Not doing a very good job are they then

ITS A NO Vote from me.

start and finishing times changed, no idea of future roles, executive action used to force through, reduction in walks leaving unachievable duties and managers bullying staff and getting away with it, Is bullying staff the way to achieve targets.

Yet the directors are letting this happen, just interested in getting their bonus each year. They are parasites

Look at the mess with Rico Black and Simon Thompson I have no trust or faith in them to lead Royal Mail in the future.

How can they expect me to endorse them to sit on the board for another year.

Vote No and get decent honest people to work with the CWU

[sounds]

I shall be using my shareholders vote to against the board and recommendations.

Keith Williams is a disgrace and a liar!

[WDO32]

Lucky enough to have two votes. Already done mine, voted No for every greedy cash grabbing lazy work shy parasite directors.
Power to the posties.

[Kenfandango]

The meeting for major shareholders was notable for Keith Williams starting his speech by announcing that the company will always "prioritise shareholders," so I expect the big boys will outvote any staff members

[wdo1256]

The meeting for major shareholders was notable for Keith Williams starting his speech by announcing that the company will always "prioritise shareholders," so I expect the big boys will outvote any staff members

That's why we need to get a large No Vote to send a message that we are not happy with Williams and Co.

If one of the so called big boy votes No or with holds their vote (it might happen as they might have no faith in the board) it would make the no vote stronger.

Bottom line it's better to vote rather than do nothing

This board's ONLY business plan is to continue to erode our terms and conditions (not managers ) and give themselves as much reward as they can get away with.

[Geordiepapa]

Received my paper copy last week. I voted NO to all re-elections. Has already been posted back. Bunch of thieving parasites.

[yellowbelly]

If you want see the results of last years voting:

https://www.sharesmagazine.co.uk/news/m ... ult-of-agm

We're up against the big boys with block votes here, all resolutions were carried with above 95% plus in favour
apart from the re-election of Baroness Hogg to the board - only 88% - what did she do wrong?

[ReturnToSenderrr]

Email I have been sent.

To All

There is another vote that we need to make people aware of.

The Annual General Meeting for all Royal Mail Shareholders including staff.

Anyone who buys shares through the share plan at work, still has shares from privatisation, and have brought shares privately, are all entitled to vote.

What this means is that we have the chance to have a say if we are not happy with the board of directors and do not accept that they continue to reward themselves again and again with a large bonus.

The board are more than happy to tell us that we are overpaid and have too many benefits compared to others in our sector. However, when it comes to the board they believe that they have done a wonderful job and deserve a hefty bonus yet again.

Below are the questions that we can vote for. Most of the board are happy to continue to milk the company for as much as they can get away with.

The year before 7.3 % voted against Keith Williams and 11.20% voted against Baroness Hogg being re-appointed.
These two along with most of the board are looking for re-election to continue to milk the company for as much as they possibly can while our terms and conditions are eroded.

All I can do is urge you to vote No on all the points listed below and mention it to your fellow workers friends and family,

It’s time to show the board how people feel about them. After their lapdog has done their dirty work, they have sacrificed him with a good payout to appease us.

Their business plan is to screw every penny out of their workforce to generate profits for themselves.

Remember we worked through the pandemic risking our health and generation a massive profit for the business, they stayed indoors and instead of investing the profit for the future of the company they chose to pay out to shareholders and lined their own pockets again. They are happy to pay managers extra to break the strike.

There is a link to vote when you check your shares via the ESP Portal or you should get a paper version.

2023
1. Receive the Company’s Annual Report and Financial Statements
2. Approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report
3. Approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy
4. Re-appoint Keith Williams as a Director
5. Re-appoint Martin Seidenberg as a Director
6. Re-appoint Mick Jeavons as a Director
7. Re-appoint Baroness Hogg as a Director
8. Re-appoint Maria da Cunha as a Director
9. Re-appoint Michael Findlay as a Director
10. Re-appoint Lynne Peacock as a Director
11. Re-appoint Shashi Verma as a Director
12. Re-appoint Jourik Hooghe as a Director Resolutions
13. Re-appoint Ingrid Ebner as a Director
14. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company
15. Authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the auditor’s remuneration
16. Authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure
17. Authorise the Directors to allot shares
18. Empower the Directors to disapply preemption rights*
19. Empower the Directors to disapply preemption rights (acquisitions and specified capital investments)*
20. Authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*
21. Authorise the Company to call general meetings on not less than 14 clear days’ notice

I don't see the link. Can you help me with that please?

[wdo1256]

HI RTS

i went on the website/portal where you can normally check you shares

https://www.esp-portal.com/1/Eportal/rm ... Login.aspx

I entered my details as normal surmane - date of birth NI number and / Shareview password:

The next page had a yellow box which invited you too vote.


Hope this helps

[Mr Rush]

I used to vote no across the board on each AGM the first few years after privatisation until they changed the online portal and they never sent me a confirmation e-mail for my registration. In light of today's news I was motivated to resume my obstinacy. Much as I detest the board, this'll have to do as I'm not willing to use up a single day of annual leave to attend the AGM to tell the board where I vehemently believe they can shove it.

[wdo1256]

I used to vote no across the board on each AGM the first few years after privatisation until they changed the online portal and they never sent me a confirmation e-mail for my registration. In light of today's news I was motivated to resume my obstinacy. Much as I detest the board, this'll have to do as I'm not willing to use up a single day of annual leave to attend the AGM to tell the board where I vehemently believe they can shove it.

You can still vote against the parasite/board members with a big NO Vote via the portal, you don't need to attend the AGM

We still have a chance to send a message to the money grabbing / terms slashing board
Feel free to use the link below


https://www.esp-portal.com/1/Eportal/rm ... Login.aspx