BG caves into shareholder revolt over exec pay

Stephanie Baxter
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Oil and gas exploration giant BG Group has caved into shareholder revolt over its incoming chief executive's pay package.

The FTSE 100 company announced today it had cut Helge Lund's pay package, which was originally worth up to £25m. His share award has been reduced by about 53%, from around £10m to about £4.7m. T...

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