5 questions lodged at 2024 SDI hybrid AGM

Q1. The 5 most valuable US big tech stocks - Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Nvidia - are together worth more than $20 trillion, largely because they have enormous pricing power and are over-charging customers the world over. Could the CEO comment on which of the big global technology companies we are most reliant on and what would we do if they suddenly put their prices up by 30%?

Answer: Not asked as lodged too late.

Q2. Do any of the proxy advisers cover us. Has there been a material protest vote against the rem report and if so, what was the issue. Also, please disclose the proxies to the ASX with the formal addresses ahead of next year's AGM to provide more timely disclosure to the market and allow for a more fully informed AGM debate.

Answer: The chair... Watch video of exchange via Twitter.

Q3. Financials: Deloitte have been our external auditor for more than 20 years. How many full tenders for the audit have we run over the past 20 years and when are we next planning to tender the audit work?

Answer: The chair Jeremy Cheetham sounded like a plodder and wasn't able to handle this, saying it was a board matter. Watch video of exchange via Twitter.

Q4. Will you publish a full copy of the AGM webcast on your website?

Answer: Not asked.

Q5. When disclosing the outcome of voting on all resolutions today, could you please advise the ASX how many shareholders voted for and against John's election, similar to what happens with a scheme of arrangement? This will provide a better gauge of retail shareholder sentiment on all resolutions and insight into the chronically low retail shareholder participation rate. Others have already blazed the trail such as Qantas, ASX, Suncorp, Tabcorp and Computershare during the current AGM season.

Answer: Not asked.

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