Universal Music’s £119m CEO pay offer may provoke shareholder revolt

Universal Music’s £119m CEO pay offer may provoke shareholder revolt

Advisory firm urges shareholders to reject ‘excessive’ payout to Lucian Grainge, while Renault may also face backlash

Universal Music Group could become the latest company to face an embarrassing shareholder revolt this AGM season, after an influential advisory firm urged investors to reject an “excessive” €139m (£119m) payout for its chief executive, Lucian Grainge.

Glass Lewis said it had “severe reservations” about supporting the Dutch-American music company’s pay decisions, which included a €92m share-based bonus for its British-born CEO that easily made up for a 51% cut in his salary, to €7.5m.

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