Shareholders exercise voting leverage amid govt pressure

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Institutional investor pressure has forced Cairn Energy to drop a £2.5m share reward for its chief executive.

The oil and gas exploration company withdrew a resolution from its general meeting to hand chairman and chief executive Sir Bill Gammel the shares after a chorus of dissent from institutional inves...

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