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Expresses concerns about the 'Continuing Obligation' as the companies have some shares listed on the London Stock Exchange.
202. 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.
203. 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.
204. Letter, dated 27 August 1992, with comments from the Society of Labour Lawyers.
Comments on compliance and enforcement of the code and possible extensions.
205. Thoughts on corporate governance, 28 August 1992.
The document concentrates on financial control and reporting.
Particularly raises the issue of the voluntary nature of the code.
207. Main issues raised in consultation response, 8 September 1992.
Document summarises all responses.
208. 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.
209. Comments, dated 15 September 1992, from Roger Morton.
Comments on institutional shareholders, and shareholder voting and communication during takeover bids.
Paper sets out a proposal to bring institutional and private shareholders together.
Proposed wording defining 'independent' non-executive directors.
Includes papers on 'Shareholder communication and executive compensation' given at the open meeting of the SEC 15 October 1992, plus fact sheets on executive compensation disclosure and regulatory reform of communications among shareholders. Also includes Lipton and Lorsch 'Modest proposal for improved corporate governance, 20 Aug 1992.
Questionnaire covered the Code of Best Practice, executive remuneration, activities of directors and others and auditing.
Reports the results of a survey to establish how recommendations by the Committee and the Accounting Standards Board were received.
215. Letter, dated 11 |November 1992 from Sr Michael Angus, CBI.
Thanks for contributing to a CBI event.
216. 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.
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
Document concentrates on the issues raised in consultation.
The memo mentions *draft* report but date suggests distribution of final report. It should go to all listed companies, investment trusts and USM listed companies. Also included is a half page of Sir Adrian's handwritten notes concentrating on aspects of the role and responsibilities of boards.
220. Letter, dated 26 November 1992, from Robin [Leigh-Pemberton], Bank of England.
Letter of thanks for the report.
221. 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.
222. Handover notes (mostly handwritten), December 1992, from Nigel Peace to Gina Cole.
The notes cover the 'live' administrative issues. Note about contract with Gee for publishing the final report.
223. Correspondence , December 1992, praising the work of the Committee and its final report.
Includes congratulatory letters from: Accounting Standards Board, CBI and press release, press release from Institute of Directors, press release from CBI (Confederation of British Industry) and Coats Viyella. Also includes acknowledgement from Department of Trade and Industy about staff.
Both letters offer congratulations on the final report.
The main item is the press conference for the final report but is usefully set beside the notes for the launch of the draft report.
226. Press conference Tuesday 1 December 1992, briefing notes.
Notes to enable consistent answers to be given to questions from the press.
227. Letter, dated 3 December [1992], from Viscount Watkinson.
Sent after the launch of the final report.
228. Letter, dated 10 December 1992, from Brian Thompson, ICSA.
ICSA advises it will publish a schedule of matters that boards should consider.
229. 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.
230. 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.
231. Extract from Country Casuals Annual reports 1992/3.
Extract outlines the role of non-executive directors and committees within the board of directors.
232. Letter from Jonathan Charkham, 21 January 1993 and print-out from a newspaper database.
Letter discusses publication (of what?)
Consists of the agenda and supporting papers on monitoring the Committee's recommendations and the Code of Best Practice. Guidance to companies on interpretation of the report and code of best practice. The file also includes the agenda and supporting papers for sub-committee meeting held on 31 March 1993 and supporting papers, Terms of Reference, factors to consider when monitoring compliance, summaries of organisations known to have the capability to monitor compliance with the code and extracts from their work.
234. Letters, dated April and May 1993 and supporting papers.
Correspondence regarding corporate governance in private practice professional body and review of partnership board structure.
Reports the results of a survey of reactions to the Cadbury recommendations. See context in CAD-02269.
Includes the agenda for the meeting and supporting papers on directors' pension contributions, non-executive directors contracts, going concern and financial reporting and the Stock Exchange implementation of the Cadbury Code. Also included is note of the key points arising from a meeting between Martin Scicluna, Martyn Jones and Sir Adrian Cadbury on 22 April 1993.
In addition to enclosing draft guidance on corporate governance for consultation, the letter asks if the proposed acknowledgement is acceptable.
The file also includes a copy of CAD-01327. It seems the documents for the 9 September meeting were sent out with copies of Coopers & Lybrarnd report (CAD-01327), the Auditing Practices Board drafts 'Disclosure relating to corporate governance & interim financial, the Working Party on Internal Control document on guidance for directors information and accompanying letter.
239. Minutes of Committee meeting held on 9 September 1993.
Matters reported include extending the application of the Code to large private companies, and possible extension to smaller companies, progress of monitoring sub-committee and their work, rolling contracts, terminology for directors.
This report covers medium-sized companies as opposed to the July report covering the top 200.
In addition to the supporting doucments for the meeting it contains the minutes of the meeting.
This is the keynote address which summarises the Code of Best Practice and records a question and answer section, to the Canadian Institute of Corporate Directors.
243. 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.
Correspondence from King Committee on Corporate Governance (South Africa), National Convention for Corporate Directors in Zimbabwe, Toronto Stock Exchange, Arthur Andersen (National Association of Corporate Directors Conference) and DTI.
245. Publications on corporate governance and compliance with the Code of Best Practice.
Includes work done for the sub committee on implementation of the Code of Best Practice.
246. Letter, 13 January 1994 from Virginia Bottomley and draft codes of conduct and accountability.
This letter sets out main features of the codes and expect to be implemented on 1 April 1994.
247. Briefing for Sir Adrian Cadbury - informal press briefings, Thursday 17 February 1994.
The document covers the number of copies distributed, other UK organisations and jurisdictions interested in the report, progress on monitoring the Code's implementation, going concern and internal controls.
Contains list of attendees, Committee membership, (missing a letter regarding the role of the Committee) press cuttings, extracts from ICAS Working Party recommendations on internal control and examples of corporate governance statements.
The meeting arose from a CBI letter raising three points among which was the suggestion that accountants had gone further than the Cadbury Committee intended. Points covered included: internal control, going concern, and the proposed publication of a joint programme of ASB, APB, and English and Scottish accountancy institutes.
250. Minutes of the Committee meeting held on Wednesday 23 February 1994 and covering memo.
The minutes deal with APB exposure drafts, guidance on going concerns and internal controls, compliance and controlling shareholders. The accompanying note list items also enclosed (but missing from the collection).
251. Sir Adrian Cadbury, Committee meeting 19 May 1994.
The file includes the text of Sir Owen Green's Pall Mall Lecture, statistics from the ABI on compliance, agenda and papers on independent boards, monitoring compliance and various papers on internal control.
252. Fax, dated 3 April 1994, from G.G. Beale & Co.
Seems from the fax there has been earlier correspondence. Beale speaks of plans to implement the Cadbury proposals.
253. Minutes of the [Committee] meeting on 10 May 1995.
Accompanying note says no further Committee meetings will be held. Minutes indicate new Committee with 12 members and a Chairman. The Committee also considered proposed changes to Stock Exchange Listing Rules and compliance with the Code.
Some controversy over the Arthur Anderson summary.
Contains a summary of key points of the Labour Party to tackle short-termism and lack of competitiveness. Also includes the extract: Designing new corporate structures.
256. Minutes of the [Committee] meeting held on Wednesday 14 September 1994.
Minuted items: internal control (ref Paul Rutteman), going concern, Labour Party document (See CAD-02281) and monitoring compliance with the Code.
Includes full details of membership and sponsorship to date, in addition to listing issues for the successor body and the work of the sub-committee monitoring compliance.
Includes full text of paper, Self regulation and the financial aspects of corporate governance.
Sir Adrian states wishes to retire as Chairman and discusses membership, sponsorship and possible issues for the successor body. Includes FRC(94)49.
260. Fax to Sir Adrian Cadbury from Gina [Cole], 3 November 1994.
Preliminary to the meeting of the Financial Reporting Council which will discuss a successor body to the CFACG.
The paper sets out possible terms of reference and the issues the successor body could address.
Comments on and seeks discussions with the Committee on the draft guidance on paragraph 4.5 of the Cadbury Code i.e. Reportable weakness and effectiveness of internal financial control systems.
Arlen plc made a statement about compliance with the Code which auditors reported as inadequate. As a result it was requested that Sir Adrian Cadbury write to the institutional directors requesting they should contact the company. See press cutting file for 3-page extract.
The letter opines that encouragement to to express opinions about the effectiveness of internal control would be premature.
Deals with internal control systems, issues for the successor body, monitoring compliance [with the Code] and various aspects handled by the Monitoring Sub-committee. Also includes letter from DTI on length of directors' service contracts, disclosure of no-audit fees paid to firms, protection for auditors reporting fraud. A note sets out proposed amendment to minutes of meeting held on 14 September, 1994.
266. Sir Adrian Cadbury CFACG(94) 4th meeting 7 (or 8?)December 1994.
This is a file number and no individual papers are extant. It comprises several items.
Foreword to the ICAEW's guidance on internal control and financial reporting which appeared in Accountancy, February 1995.
268. Letter from Donald Bulcher(?), 28 January 1995, apologising.
Letter apologises and clarifies meaning before finalising content of book being compiled by London Guidlhall University.
269. Corporate governance seminar [organised by Smith New Court?]speech, 6 February 1995.
Handwritten notes, headed Corporate Governance Seminar Solihull, for first four pages, with the remainder seeming to be part of a speech given on 16 Sep 1993.
Contains arrangements for AC to speak at PIRC conference and guidance on 'independence ' of directors and its relationship with compliance with the Code.
Meeting concerns the need for a successor committee, who will sponsor it, including dealing with remit, membership and financing.
272. Memo and briefing for Chairman for Committee Meeting 7 March 1995, dated 3 March 1995.
Mentions a request for Sir Adrian Cadbury to speak in Liverpool, articles appearing in the FT on 27 February 1995, and meeting with DTI on 7 March.
273. Letter from [Owen Green], dated 28 March 1995.
Letter apologises for a comment about the Cadbury proposals and makes a suggestion for the future.
274. Minutes of meeting held on Tuesday 7 March 1995.
Topics covered include: successor body, independence of directors and the draft report on monitoring.
275. File contains mainly press notices and articles from late 1995.
Also included are some responses to a questionnaire seeking opinions on topics for review.
Comments on and suggests approaches on various aspects of AGMs, creating two classes of non-executive directors. Butcher supports rotation of auditors.
277. 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.
Letters mainly relating to possible additions to the Committee, especially from the business world.
279. Letter, dated 7 August 1991, from Ian Griffiths, Evening Standard
Letter requests Sir Adrian to join a panel of columnists contributing views to the newspaper columns.
280. 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.
This series sets out the draft terms of reference (25 April 1991), sets up the financial arrangements for the Committee, a briefing paper (13 May 1991), outline work programme and framework for the report, meeting dates and membership.