National Westminster Bank Plc as trustee of Jupiter India Fund and East Bridge Capital Master Fund, which together hold 12.04 percent stake in Fortis Healthcare, has demanded that the matter of removal of these directors from the company's board be taken up at the company's EGM on May 22. In their letter to the shareholders, the directors said the board decided to consider only binding bids as "the non-binding bids involve considerable uncertainty and merely running a due diligence process does not guarantee a binding bid, which the board had wanted in the best interest of the company". "Given that there are four binding offers for consideration as on date and considering the need for a certain and quick solution for the company, it was considered prudent that only binding bids should be considered," they added.