Bumi

Bumi shareholders to vote on board makeup

Nat Rothschild's proposal to replace the Bumi board will be decided today, but the vote is unlikely to signal the end of an embarrassing drama.
<div style="text-align: left;"> Today’s vote will have implications on the ownership of Indonesia’s largest coal miner, Bumi Resources (AFP) </div>
<div style="text-align: left;"> Today’s vote will have implications on the ownership of Indonesia’s largest coal miner, Bumi Resources (AFP) </div>
February 21, 2013

Later today, Bumi Plc shareholders will meet at London’s Armory House to vote on Nathaniel Rothschild’s attempt to replace 12 of the company’s 14 directors. It should mark the dissolution of a bitter and acrimonious marriage between the financier and his Indonesian partner, the Bakrie group. However, it is unlikely to mean the end of recriminations.

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