Board Meeting Papers

Board Meeting - 8 Apr 1958:

Agenda

Minutes of Board Meeting of 27 Mar 1958 (2 copies), with the following minutes -
*Minutes of Board Meeting of 27 Feb 1958, Sealings, Transfers, The Managing Director's Report, Cooper Technical Bureau - re-organisation, Cooper Senior Pension Scheme, Cooper Pension Fund/C.M.&R. Pension Trust, Banking Arrangements - U.K. Division, Provisional Financial Statements & Accounts for year to 31 Dec 1957, Managing Director - visit to American continents, C.T.B. (Cooper Technical Bureau) report, Uruguay - staff bonuses, Directors' Emoluments & Retiring Allowances, Annual General Meeting for 1958, Housing Loan - Mr. M.G. Thomas, New Zealand - local manufacture

Additional Papers -
*Memorandum re. Annual Report & Accounts - Insert, dated 20 Mar 1958
*Letter re. reservation of private room for Board Meeting and Luncheon on 8 Apr 1958
*Letter from William Cooper to Walker-Leigh, re. local manufacture, with related letter and papers attached re.manufacture in Colombia

Board Meeting - 24 Apr 1958:

Agenda

Minutes of Board Meeting of 8 Apr 1958, with the following minutes -
*Minutes of Board Meeting of 27 Mar 1958, Colombia - Finance - Local Manufacture

Report of the Secretary on Sealing of Documents between 27 Mar to 23 Apr 1958

Share Transfer Report, 23 Apr 1958

Summary of Balances outstanding on staff loan accounts at 31 Dec 1957 with details of original loans

Annual Report & Accounts and the Chairman's Statement for the year ended 31 Dec 1957 (2 copies)

Draft Letter to Stock Exchanges and for Press Release, with Summary of Accounts attached, dated 24 Apr 1958 (2 copies)

Deputy Managing Director's Report, for 19 Mar to 15 Apr 1958, covering the following topics -
*Annual Report & Accounts - 1957 and Chairman's statement, Export Department, Finance, General, Home Farm Little Gaddesden, ICI/CMR/PP Agreement, Land Adjoining Kelvindale Factory, Personnel, Sales, Stocks of Raw Materials and Finished Products - U.K.

Letter re. Mr. R. Philip Cooper's share ownership, dated 23 Apr 1958

Additional Papers -
*Memoradum re. Chairman's Statement on the 1957 Financial Accounts, dated 21 Apr 1958, with copy of letter to Chief Accountant and draft paragraphs attached (3 copies, one including covering letter from William Cooper to Wardley)
*Draft paragraphs of Chairman's Statement to the Shareholders (2 versions)
*Fifth Draft of insert for annual accounts
*'Cooper's at home' - insert for Annual Report and Accounts (various drafts)
*Timetable - Ordinary Dividend No. 45, dated 3 Apr 1958
*'Poll Hereford Breeders of Great Britain Ltd.', 3rd edition, November 1957
*Memorandum re. Kelvindale - Steam Raising Plant, dated 22 Apr 1958, with copy of Capital or Special Expenditure Proposal No. K.159
*Correspondence (2 letters) between Mr. Wardley and Mr. Roney re. request for Mr. Roney to attend Board Meeting of 24 Apr 1948, and an invitation to lunch with the Board following this meeting

Apr 1958

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