On March 22, Mr. Brozzetti sent a letter to the bankrequesting an exemption from the increase "due to the substantial burden" he expects the higher rate would have on his business.
Purporting to be a critique of the Bank of England, it contains an exchange of letters between Jarvie and the-then Secretary of the Bank, Ronald Dale, in which Dale unceremoniously tells Jarvie to get lost for requesting a list of stockholders in the bank.
Atticus Capital, which owns 1% of Barclays, has written to the British bank's Chairman, Marcus Agius, requesting that he call off his bid for Dutch rival ABN Amro.