AGMs

Questions asked at AGMs/EGMs in 2025


February 22, 2025

Below is a list of the AGMs and EGMs participated in so far during calendar 2025. Thanks to the ease of online access, there was a healthy 70 in 2021, then 130 in 2022, followed by a record 201 in 2024. This lifted the overall tally since 1998 above 1000.

1. Dotz Nano (DTZ): 3pm virtual EGM Melbourne time via Zoom on January 9 2025 to approve share issues. See notice of meeting. Market cap $48.5m. No protest votes and see package on 4 written questions submitted.

2. Turaco Gold (TCG): 10am virtual EGM Perth time via Zoom on January 10 2025 to approve a capital raising with a related party. See notice of meeting. Market cap $255m. See package on 4 questions submitted but ignored at 4 minute meeting.

3. NoviQtech (NVQ): 10am physical EGM in Sydney on January 21 2025 to approve share issuance. See notice of meeting. Market cap $28m. Was only shareholder attending in person and no protest votes. Was discussed on January 29 Money Cafe podcast.

4. Fleet Partners (FPR): 9am hybrid in Sydney on January 21 2025 via Link. See notice of meeting. Market cap $630m. They withdrew the constitutional amendment to allow for virtual AGMs. No protest votes and provided shareholder voting numbers. See text of 7 questions asked.

5. Sigma Pharmaceutical (SIG): 2pm hybrid meeting at The Sofitel via Link on January 29 to approve 11 resolutions facilitating the back door listing of Chemist Warehouse. Was the only shareholder asking questions in the room. See notice of meeting. There were no material protest votes. See this Crikey write-up plus audio links to the 18 different exchanges.

6. Xref Ltd (XF1): 4pm hybrid scheme meeting on February 3 in Sydney and via Zoom to approve Seek takeover. See notice of meeting. Market cap $40m. Very rare for a unanimously board endorsed scheme takeover to be voted down but that's what happened, causing Seek to walk away from the $40m deal. See voting results with only 67% in favour. I voted $500 worth of stock against. See text of 4 questions lodged on Zoom, only two of which were dealt with by the chair.

7. Nufarm (NUF): 11am hybrid at Laverton HQ via Computershare. See notice of meeting. Proxies disclosed early, no protest votes and see text of 5 questions submitted.

8. Jupiter Energy (JPR): 2pm hybrid EGM in Melbourne on February 5 2025 to approve 7 share issue resolutions including a placement approval refresh. See notice of meeting. Market cap $32m with stock at 2c. See voting results and meeting write-up after attended in person.

9. E&P Financial (EP1): 9am hybrid in Melbourne and via Lumi on February 13, 2025 See notice of meeting. Was delisted on December 27, 2024. See text of 6 questions asked. No protest votes.

10. Technology One (TNE): 10.30am hybrid AGM in Brisbane on February 19, 2025. See notice of meeting. See package on 7 questions lodged at 75 minute meeting. Only protest 15.6% against chair Pat O'Sullivan's re-election and they embraced scheme-like voting disclosure.

11. Aristocrat Leisure: (ALL): 11am hybrid in Sydney on February 20, 2025. See notice of meeting. Market cap hit record $44.7b on January 30. Biggest protest 23% against CEO LTI grant. See wrap of AGM action where asked 8 written questions.