Hipgnosis and founder hit with legal claim over alleged ‘diversion of opportunity’
Claim made by Hipgnosis Music Limited
Claim made by Hipgnosis Music Limited
Robert Naylor named chair, while Francis Keeling appointed NED
Hipgnosis’s catalogue bonus provision is expected to increase by £18.5m to £54.8m
Board to put forward proposals for ‘reconstruction, reorganisation or winding-up’
$440m (£359m) bid for a fifth of the trust’s portfolio to be voted on this week
Ahead of looming continuation vote
And will vote against continuation at 26 October AGM and EGM
Retroactive payments plummeted 54% to $9.9m (£8.1m) following an industry-wide decision by US Copyright Royalty Board
The trust’s shares are down 12% since the announcement last Thursday
Investment trust only recently acquired rights to All I Want for Christmas
Hipgnosis Song fund has raked in additional £850m since launch in 2018
Music royalties investment trust makes most of its earnings from recent pop hits