On May 15, 2019, Management Resource Solutions plc announced that it received a statement from Hargreaves Lansdown (Nominees) Ltd (on behalf of Daniel Smith) and Smith and Williamson Nominees Ltd (on behalf of Nigel Burton) and has been circulated, in its entirety and without alteration, in a letter to shareholders. Paul Brenton, Chief Executive Officer of MRS, commented that Nigel Burton and Trevor Brown have been on the board before and he does not support their return which he viewed would lead to management disruption and jeopardize the completion of refinancing plans currently in their final stages. Further, the Company urged shareholders to vote against all the resolutions.