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British Gas owner suffers shareholder rebellion over CEO pay packet

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Nearly 40% of Centrica 's shareholders voted against the board’s pay plans.

Chief executive Chris O’Shea's basic salary rose 29% last year to 1.1 m to take his total pay packet to 4.3 m for the year .

The pay day was about half what he was paid the year before when his pay packet ballooned to around 8m.

Consumer groups have accused the company of profiting from higher energy prices.

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