pping the 60%-40% split between stock options and performance units, the Journal added.Meanwhile, Coke spokesman Petro Kacur told Reuters that "no changes are being made to the plan at this time".Mounting PressureBuffett's pressure follows that from critics,Nike Air Max 95 Black Blue Grey, particularly from activist investor David Winters, fund manager of Wintergreen Advisers, who has said the plan will dilute the holdings of current shareholders too much.The world's biggest soda maker said last week that 83% of shareholders approved the plan.Buffett said last week that he thought Coke's equity compensation plan for its top officers was excessive, but Berkshire abstained in the shareholders vote.2014 Equity PlanCoke's disputed compensation package will include 500 million shares, including stock options and performance share units.Winters has maintained that the proposed plan, when combined with equity awards from existing plans, could dilute shareholders by as much as 16.6%.As of 24 February, Berkshire owned 400 million shares of the company, or just over 9% of the outstanding shares, according to Thomson Reuters data.Wintergreen owns about 2.8 million shares in Coke, according to FactSet.RelatedWarren Buffett Backs Campaign to Boost Gender Balance in US FirmsWarren Buffett Still Wary Of Most Tech StocksWarren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Urges Shareholders to Vote Against Dividend ProposalBitcoin Is 'Very Fast Money Order' Without 'Intrinsic Value': Warren BuffettWarren Buffett Loses $900m After Not Consulting Partner Charlie MungerWarren Buffet: Listening to Market Predictions a Waste of Time <div
StYzGJ Cost of Living: UK Net Wage Growth Will Hit 0.4% in 2014By Ian SilveraMay 1, 2014 11:21 BSTThe UK's predicted salary rises were consistent with other European countries including France, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands and Belgium(Reuters)The cost of living in the UK will ease as wages are set to rise at an average of 2.5% in 2014.According to research from professional services firm Towers Watson, net wage growth will hit 0.4% throughout the year ?C the highest level for two years.Towers Watson said despite UK companies suggesting they will reduce pay rises from 3% last year to 2.5% this year across all professional employee levels, Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation is now expected to average 2.1% over the course of 2014."Until this year the UK had consistently struggled with some of the highest inflation in Western Europe and as a consequence, wage increases were having little impact on living standards," said Paul Richards, head of Towers Watson's Data Services Practice in EMEA."However,Nike Air Max 2013 Mens Blue Paint, with inflation falling, UK employees may find that their pay rises go a little further this year."The UK's predicted salary rises were consistent with other European countries including France, Italy, Spain,Nike Air Max 2012 Womens Red White, The Netherlands and Belgium.RelatedCost of Living UK: Average Salaries Slip ??1,800 in Past YearCost of Living: UK Pay Awards Match RPI InflationUK Employers Hike Wages With Inflation Busting 2.5% Pay DealsBut the country's wage hikes are higher than pay rises offered in Switzerland and Ireland, which are at or below 2%, but both of which have significantly lower inflation rates of 0.2% and 0.7% respectively.German and Swedish companies are offering amongst the highest average pay rises in Western Europe at around 3% and both countries also enjoy relatively low inflation meaning pay rises have a bigger impact on the cost of living.Employees in Middle Eastern countries are predicted to continue benefitting from some of the highest pay rises in the region, with the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,Nike Air Max 90 Neon Red, Oman and Lebanon at over 5%.Turkey outstrips all of these with a predicted increase at 7.5%.Only companies in Bahrain are anticipated to drop in the level of year-on-year salary increases to 4%.The figures come after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that annual wage growth hit 1.7% in the three months to February ?C against a fall of CPI inflation to 1.6% in the year to March. <div
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