Abrdn to vote against Centrica's remuneration report

Reuters

Published Jun 01, 2023 17:58

(Reuters) - British asset manager Abrdn said on Thursday that it would vote against Centrica Plc (LON:CNA)'s remuneration report at the British Gas owner's annual general meeting.

The company said the long-term incentive plan grant awarded to CEO Chris O'Shea in 2020 was not "meaningfully reduced to reflect the depressed share price during Europe's initial response to the Covid-19 pandemic".

Abrdn also added that it does not regard the CEO's annual bonus of 1.42 million pounds ($1.79 million) as "reflective of the impact of forced prepayment installations on vulnerable customers during the ongoing cost of living crisis and the current ongoing probe by Ofgem".