Bank Shares Grow as Board Proposes Bigger Reserve Fund
Shareholders praise the bank’s half year profits and near zero losses while the board urges raising the reserve from £300,000 to £500,000. The meeting backs the report, elects H. J. Norman, and grants thanks to the chairman and managers for strong stewardship.
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Vulliamy
H. J. Norman
Hadow
G. Terry
Templeton
Ewings
Bank of London Reports 20 Percent Dividend and Rising Assets
The seventeenth ordinary meeting at the London Tavern chaired by Sir J. W. Shelley reports half year profits of £87,575 with £59,321 available for dividend. Directors announce 20 percent per annum payout and a £130,000 reserve fund, plus £39,000 from new shares received.
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London
J. W. Shelley
Bart
Allen
Marshall
Charles Joyce
Henry Morris
Robert Porter
India Bonds
Threadneedle-street
Easly
Charing-cross Branch
Charing-cross
Dito
Waving
Frith
Scott
Bone