06 Oct 2006
| by by Jennifer Whitehead
on the issue of putting two of Vincent Bollore's people on the board of the company....It was revealed last week that Group Bollore had written to Aegis to make the request. No date has been given for the EGM yet.
In June, Bollore attempted unsuccessfully to have two directors -- Roger Hatchuel and Philippe Germond -- sit on the board of Aegis.
Bollore is the largest shareholder ...
03 Nov 2006
| by by Jennifer Whitehead
in acquiring Aegis while Vincent Bollore owns such a large stake in the company...., at least not while Vincent Bollore, chairman of rival French ad group Havas, owns a 29% stake ...
negotiations and we have withdrawn from the process last year because of the position of Bollore.
"As long as Bollore remains a strong holder there is no reason for us to change our position, so we are not looking ...
23 Apr 2008
| by Jacquie Bowser
that they oppose Havas chairman Vincent Bollore's fifth request to place two representatives on the board....that shareholders vote at the annual general meeting on May 23 against Group Bollore s request to appoint Philippe ...
a fifth vote on exactly the same two resolutions, Groupe Bollore remains a shareholder in Havas ...
matter four times in the past, since Bollore began buying up shares in Aegis in 2006. On each occasion ...
04 Apr 2007
| by Mark Banham
LONDON - Vincent Bollore, chairman of Havas Group, has been defeated for the third time in his...At an Extraordinary General Meeting held today, Aegis shareholders voted against Bollore ...
appointing either candidate to the board. Bollore currently has a 29.1% share in the UK-based Aegis ...
the largest single shareholder in the network. Should his shareholding rise above 30%, Bollore would have ...
13 Jun 2006
| by by Staff
LONDON - Vincent Bollore says he has little hope of winning the seats on the Aegis board he...Bollore, who holds a 29.12% stake in the UK media buying and research group, faces stiff ...
, rallied investors to vote down the resolution.
Speaking at Havas's own AGM, Bollore said yesterday: "We ...
Aegis are wrong."
Aegis has argued that the move by Havas chairman Bollore to win board seats ...
10 Apr 2008
| by Jennifer Whitehead
LONDON - Havas chairman Vincent Bollore is once again attempting to secure representation...His company Bollore Group has written to Aegis, owner of the media buying agencies Carat ...
been asked to vote on the same matter four times in the past, since Bollore began buying up shares in Aegis in 2006, but have rejected the request every time by more than 90% of shareholders. Bollore ...
22 Nov 2006
| by by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Aegis shareholders have again rejected shareholder Vincent Bollore's bid for two board...The size of the vote against each of Bollore's candidates Philippe Germond and Roger Hatchuel ...
Bollore were cast against his candidates.
Lord Sharman, chairman of the media and market research ...
to a competitor is simply inappropriate.
"We hope that Group Bollore will respect the views ...
22 Nov 2006
| by by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Aegis shareholders meet today to decide the success or failure of Vincent Bollore's second...of its rival Havas would be a serious conflict of interest.
Bollore's past form should give them cause ...
board seats and eventually ousting chairman and CEO Alain de Pouzilhac.
It is believed that Bollore ...
, Bollore is expected to lose today's vote because of opposition from institutional investors. Fidelity ...
25 Oct 2005
| by by Staff
LONDON - French businessman Vincent Bollore is continuing his acquisition of Aegis Group shares...This means he is still well away from the 30% stake that would require him to make a bid for the whole of the company.
Bollore has not laid out his reasons for acquiring shares in Aegis, although ...
.
Bollore, who is chairman of family-owned business Bollore Group as well as of the French ad group Havas ...
07 Oct 2005
| by by Staff
LONDON - Vincent Bollore's stake in Aegis Group now stands at 13.4% after the French businessman...Bollore is the largest shareholder in Aegis, which has met with Publicis Groupe and WPP Group about the possibility of a takeover.
Although Bollore is chairman of French ad group Havas, his share dealings in Aegis are presently separate from that company. However, there was reported today that Bollore ...