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Raw eggs thrown at Shareholders of PPR

Shareholders of Pinault Printemps Redoute (PPR), the French multinational holding company specializing in retail shops and luxury brands, were showered with raw eggs thrown by employees of the group protesting during their general assembly in Paris on May 7, 2009. The shareholders voted a dividend equivalent to 418 million euros (560 million US dollars) for […]

May 14, 2009 | By Anakin

Shareholders of Pinault Printemps Redoute (PPR), the French multinational holding company specializing in retail shops and luxury brands, were showered with raw eggs thrown by employees of the group protesting during their general assembly in Paris on May 7, 2009.

The shareholders voted a dividend equivalent to 418 million euros (560 million US dollars) for 2008, whilst the employees demand the sum to be invested in to the company, and that job lay off plans be abandoned.

Via: Getty Image / AFP


 
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