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• Chairman Pay Rose 6% Among U.K.’s Biggest Companies, Report Says

  Pay for chairmen of the largest publicly traded companies in the U.K. rose an average 6 percent last year to almost 400,000 pounds ($600,000), according to a report released today.

• Svanberg Said to Be Volvo Chairman Candidate, May Keep BP Role

  BP Plc Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg is a leading candidate to take the same role at Swedish truckmaker Volvo AB and may not need to give up his BP post to accept the job, a person familiar with the situation said.

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  BP Chairman Svanberg to Meet With Obama on Oil Spill

  BP Plc Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg is being summoned to Washington for a meeting with President Barack Obama as politicians step up pressure on the company to settle damage claims and suspend the dividend.

• BP Chairman Svanberg Says He Intends to Remain in His Post

  BP Plc Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg said he isn’t considering leaving his position at Europe’s second-biggest oil company after being recommended as chairman at Volvo AB.

• BP Chairman Agrees to $20 Billion Fund After Obama Meeting

  BP Plc Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg agreed to provide $20 billion to pay “all proper claims” from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill after what he called a constructive meeting with President Barack Obama.

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  Cameron Meets With BP Chairman Svanberg Before Call With Obama Over Spill

  Prime Minister David Cameron told BP Plc Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg his company must stay “financially strong and stable,” a day before the U.K. leader is due to talk to President Barack Obama about BP’s handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

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  BP's Svanberg, Hayward Arrive for Obama Meeting

  BP Plc Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg and Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward arrived at the White House this morning for a meeting with President Barack Obama and his senior advisers intended to hammer out a plan for compensating Gulf Coast residents.

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  Obama Says BP Agrees on $20 Billion Oil-Spill Fund

  President Barack Obama said BP Plc will put $20 billion over four years into an oil spill compensation fund that will be independently administered by lawyer Kenneth Feinberg .

• BP’s Svanberg Sees No Need for EU to Tap Oil Reserve This Year

  BP Plc Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg said he sees no need for European countries to tap strategic oil reserves this year, after an embargo cuts off supplies from Iran at mid-year.

• BP’s Svanberg to Take Over as Volvo Chairman, SvD Reports

  BP Plc Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg will be named chairman of Swedish truckmaker Volvo AB within a few weeks, replacing Louis Schweitzer, Svenska Dagbladet reported today, citing several people familiar with the matter.

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