Audio files from recent AGMs
February 22, 2008
Here are some audio files of interesting Mayne Report exchanges at recent shareholder meetings.
Timbercorp AGM February 22, 2008
- audio.
AWB AGM February 12, 2008
Strongly backed the board's reform program but the Cold War single desk warriors wouldn't engage - audio.
Skilled EGM January 29, 2008
Gave the board a solid spary for not offering small shareholders a share purchase plan - audio
Hounding Brian Healey - the Centro chairman should quit all his boards
Brian Healey is deputy chairman of Incitec Pivot but failed to attend the AGM on December 20 - have a listen to the call for his resignation.
Shaking up the Orica board
The full edited Orica audio exchanges are available here.
Jousting with Allco - the kings of related party transactions part II
Allco Finance Group is controlled by BRW Rich Lister David Coe. We've packaged up our direct exchanges into this illuminating audio file.
Jousting with Allco - the kings of related party transactions part I
Allco Finance Group is controlled by BRW Rich Lister David Coe and we had a big impact at his most recent AGM when he basically did a mea culpa about excessive complexity, related party transactions and corporate governance. We've packaged up our direct exchanges into this illuminating audio file.
James Packer on PBL
Have a listen here to James Packer at PBL AGM on 23rd of November.
Alan Carpenter on The West Australian
Have a listen here to the Premier of Western Australia back up Stephen Mayne's attack on the editor of The West Australian newspaper, Paul Armstrong, at the 9 November AGM.
James Packer and gambling at Seek
Stephen Mayne was stuck in Perth at the Fortescue Metals AGM in Perth on Thursday, 8 November, so he sent anti-pokies campaigner Gabi Byrne to the Seek AGM in Melbourne as his proxy to ask a couple of questions about gambling. Listen to the exchanges with a tetchy James Packer here.
The last farewell to Coles
The saga of Coles is over when shareholders approved the sale of the business to Wesfarmers at a meeting on 7 November. Despite ridiculous security we managed to get some audio of the meeting. Click here for the speech attacking the record of CEO John Fletcher after he attempted talk up his record. And with chairman Rick Allert clearly preferring not to be too sentimental, it was left to Stephen Mayne to deliver this final sad sign-off just before the meeting closed.
MFS November 6 2007
Was the only person giving chairman Andrew Peacock and CEO Michael King a solid worlout - listen to audio.
Rupert in New York
Click here for the highlights of the 2007 News Corp AGM this year.
Perpetual and Gunns
We gave Perpetual plenty of stick in Sydney on October 31, 2007, about being the largest shareholders in pulp mill proponent Gunns Ltd. Have a listen to the audio exchanges here.
Rupert comes home to Adelaide
Rupert Murdoch made his annual visit to Adelaide on November 13, 2007, so we paid him a visit and managed to extract an apology for the Glenn Milne assault on Stephen Mayne at the 2006 Walkley Awards, plus press home the point about the need for greater democracy at News Corp. Click here to listen to the audio exchanges.
SP Ausnet
The Singapore government is the largest owner of electricity distribution assets in Australia so we gave their listed offshoot SP Ausnet, plenty of curry at their most recent AGM. Listen to the audio exchanges here.
Charlie Goode's listed investment companies
ANZ Bank chairman Charles Goode also chairs two listed investment companies associated with the late stockbroking doyen, Sir Ian Potter, who mentored Charlie during his Potter Partners days. Have a listen to the audio of Charlie being put on the spot.
Putting Bruce Teele through his paces
Stockbroking doyen Bruce Teele is the chairman of our biggest listed equity fund, the $5 billion Australian Foundation Investment Company or AFIC. Have a listen to the relevent audio exchanges from their most recent AGM.
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