Aegis calls on shareholders to oppose Bollore at EGM

LONDON - Aegis has asked shareholders once again to oppose Vincent Bollore in his third attempt to gain board seats, after setting April 4 as the date of the latest Emergency General Meeting vote.

The media and market research group, which owns media buying agency Carat, today issued a long letter to shareholders announcing it was required to hold another shareholder meeting at the request of Bollore, who holds 29.1% of Aegis shares.

Bollore, the group's single largest shareholder, has for the third time put forward a resolution to elect Philippe Germond and Roger Hatchuel as board directors, having been outvoted on the same resolution twice.