Item List : "Comments on corporate governance draft report"

151. Letter, dated 21 August 1992, and comments from Andrew C Woods, the Investor Relations Society.

Comments on shareholder responsibilities, communications between companies and shareholders, executive remuneration and accounting standards.

152. Letter, dated 25 August 1992, from KPMG with comments on the draft report, transmitted by fax.

The comments are the conclusions from a discussion held with a group of non-executive directors and some of the firm's partners. Topics included: the responsibilities of directors, going concern statements, shareholders responsibilities, auditing and internal control.

153. Letter, dated 27 August 1992, with comments from the Society of Labour Lawyers.

Comments on compliance and enforcement of the code and possible extensions.

154. Letter and comments from the Hundred Group of finance directors on the draft report, 31 August 1992.

Particularly raises the issue of the voluntary nature of the code.

155. Main issues raised in consultation response, 8 September 1992.

Document summarises all responses.

156. Responses to the draft report: note by the chairman. CFACG(92)14, 10 September 1992.

Covers the entire report and the issue of who will take the work on after the report is published.

157. Comments, dated 15 September 1992, from Roger Morton.

Comments on institutional shareholders, and shareholder voting and communication during takeover bids.

158. Letter, dated 17 September 1992, and paper on corporate governance and the private shareholder, from Derek H Broome.

Paper sets out a proposal to bring institutional and private shareholders together.

159. Correspondence between the Committee and AJ Michie, Lloyds Bank, and also Hambros plc, most recent dated 25 September 1992.

Proposed wording defining 'independent' non-executive directors.

160. The questionnaire on corporate governance arising out the Oxford Law Colloquium 1992 and the collated answers to it, 27 October 1992.

Questionnaire covered the Code of Best Practice, executive remuneration, activities of directors and others and auditing.

161. Letter, dated 3 November 1992, and the results of a survey by Pauffley & Co, from Nick Glanvill.

Reports the results of a survey to establish how recommendations by the Committee and the Accounting Standards Board were received.

162. Letter, dated 11 |November 1992 from Sr Michael Angus, CBI.

Thanks for contributing to a CBI event.

163. Letter, dated 13 November 1992, from Michael Lawrence, 100 Group of finance directors.

Letter of thanks to Sir Adrian for talking about the progress on the Cadbury report.

164. Correspondence, dated 18 November 1992 between Sir Adrian Cadbury and PVS Manduca and HM Priestly, both of the Association of Investment Trusts.

Comments on the high proportion of non-executive directors in investment trusts and includes a draft guidelines about non-executive directors of investment trusts. Relevance of the code to investment trusts

165. Letter, dated 26 November 1992, from Robin [Leigh-Pemberton], Bank of England.

Letter of thanks for the report.

166. Correspondence, December 1992, from Ellen R. Schneider-Lenne and APH Herd.

Herd comments that companies should not find the recommendations too onerous and that the Committee will be responsible for implementing and monitoring the implementation of the Code. Scheider-Lenne is replying to comments that the number of outside directorships should be limited to one.

167. Letter, dated 10 December 1992, from Brian Thompson, ICSA.

ICSA advises it will publish a schedule of matters that boards should consider.

168. Letter, dated 11 December 1992, from CJ Eaglen.

Concerns legal aspects of corporate governance. Clearly, seems to have been earlier correspondence between Eaglen and Sir Adrian.

169. Correspondence, dated 22 December 1992, between Sir Adrian Cadbury and IA Ziff, Stylo plc.

Ziff raises the issue of the significant delay between the market and the small shareholder receiving information.

170. Correspondence up 11 December 1992 with Gavin Burnett and David Lewis, Molyneux Estates.

Peace gives pointers concerning points raised: audit and remuneration committees and application of the Code to smaller companies.

171. Letter from Donald Bulcher(?), 28 January 1995, apologising.

Letter apologises and clarifies meaning before finalising content of book being compiled by London Guidlhall University.

172. Letter and comments, dated 27 July 1992, from Donald B Butcher, representing the UK Shareholders' Association.

Comments on and suggests approaches on various aspects of AGMs, creating two classes of non-executive directors. Butcher supports rotation of auditors.

173. Letter, dated 6 August 1992, from Geoffrey Mulcahy, Kingfisher.

Comments on the tone of the draft report, non-executive directors, remuneration, audit and code compliance as a listing requirement.

174. Handwritten notes, headed Stock Exchange Listing Advisory Cttee, 8 June 1992

Handwritten notes recording the comments on the draft report circulated for public comment from people present at the meeting. Includes list of attendees at the meeting.