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Following a largest shareholder (Toscafund)-requisitioned General Meeting, Speedy Hire (SDY) “is pleased that shareholders strongly support Jan Åstrand's position as Chairman and welcome David Shearer as a director”…
Having hit out (see HERE and HERE), with ripostes from Speedy Hire (SDY) (see HERE and HERE) ahead of a 9th September General Meeting dust-up, Toscafund Asset Management has now sought to focus on what it considers “egregious corporate governance failings instigated by Jan Astrand” (the Speedy Hire Chairman it is seeking to remove)...
Ahead of a 9th September General Meeting dust-up with Toscafund, Speedy Hire (SDY) has again hit back - including noting “inconsistent” statements in “Toscafund does not believe sector consolidation is vital” and Toscafund having previously noted its analysis showed “the only sure way to achieve adequate returns would be by way of industry consolidation”. This as I noted in a previous review HERE (you read it here first)…
Ahead of a 9th September General Meeting after a requisition from largest shareholder Toscafund, Speedy Hire (SDY) has followed a circular hitting back with an announcement of a sale of its large mechanical plant fleet…
Following Speedy Hire (SDY) having on Friday published a General Meeting notice, which included hitting back at meeting requisitioner Toscafund, the asset management company has responded…
With Toscafund having last month requisitioned a General Meeting to seek the removal of Chairman Jan Astrand from, and appointment of David Shearer to, the board of Speedy Hire (SDY) and earlier this week further hitting out in an Open Letter, the tools, equipment and plant hire and support services company has today published a General Meeting notice - and hit back...
Having last month requisitioned a General Meeting to seek the removal from the board of Speedy Hire (SDY) of Executive Chairman Jan Astrand and appointment of David Shearer, the largest shareholder in the company has now further hit out...
