New York: Showing frustration with large payouts to Wall Street executives, Citigroup's shareholders have voted against the bank's proposal on top level compensations, which included a USD 15 million package for its India-born CEO Vikram Pandit. The vote came at Citi's annual shareholder meeting held in Dallas on Tuesday.
While the vote is not binding, it is the first time that investors at one of America's largest banks have voted against a board's compensation plan, the New York Times said.
Only 45 per cent of shareholders supported the plan while the rest voted against the proposal on executive compensation, which included approving Pandit's USD 15 million pay package.
Since Citi does not have to act on the vote, Pandit and other top executives could still get their packages but the rejection nonetheless sends out a strong signal.
"Citi¿s board of directors takes the shareholder vote seriously, and along with senior management will consult with representative shareholders to...
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Citi shareholders oppose pkg for Pandit
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