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Mr Knight also wants shareholders to be able to nominate two independent members to the steering

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Mr Knight also wants shareholders to be able to nominate two independent members to the steering group overseeing the review.Mr Knight said: "There is an opportunity for Shell to make changes without being forced to. If they show that they can go the extra mile, it will impress shareholders and I will be first to stand up and applaud."Shell's UK arm will hold its AGM tomorrow in London, which also promises to be stormy. But he claimed he had the support of at least a tenth of the group's shareholders in calling for changes to be made to the strategic review launched by Shell over the reserves scandal.He wrote to the company last week, asking for a more detailed explanation of the review's terms of reference. Investors want Shell to speed up the reform of its structure following its reserves scandal.One UK-based investor said: "We do not know what we are signing off because we still don't know fully what happened." US-based shareholders are expected to lead the revolt.Eric Knight of US investment fund Knight Vinke Institutional Partners, a major Royal Dutch shareholder, has been leading reform calls.

He declined to comment on whether he would vote against the Royal Dutch directors, which includes group chairman Jeroen van der Veer. Under Dutch listing rules, Royal Dutch must ask shareholders to "discharge directors and managing directors of their responsibility in respect of their management for the year 2003".It is expected that despite the revolt, the resolution - usually a technicality - will be passed. But it will provide further humiliation for the embattled company and send a strong message that its management still does not enjoy the confidence of many shareholders. In court earlier this year, he said that not being able to do business had cost him "millions of pounds". Having given his main occupation as "property development", he claimed that he was behind on some mortgage payments..

Up to a quarter of Shell's shareholders will deliver a crushing vote of no confidence in the Anglo-Dutch oil giant's management tomorrow. He is said to own 19 cars, and his huge yacht can comfortably seat 32 for dinner, served by his personal chef.He doesn't brook City rules easily and has had a number of spectacular court bust-ups. He realised that many companies owning intellectual property were undervalued, and increased his fortune through acquisitions.He is married to Karen, 46, a beautician, and has two children, James, 21, and Lauren, 18. The family live in a £4m manor house in Prestbury, Cheshire.Mr Davidson does not hide his wealth. Mr Davidson said he was unaware of the transaction.Mr FitzGerald's committee investigated the bet, decided it was improper and fined Mr Davidson £750,000.

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