Moves to oust Mr Seifert and Mr Breuer began after they refused private pleadings from shareholders earlier this year to drop a planned bid for the London Stock Exchange.

• 今年年初，股东们私下请求布鲁尔先生和塞弗特先生放弃计划中对伦敦证交所(LSE)的收购，但股东们的建议遭到了拒绝，在此之后，解雇这两人的行动就开始了。