Calendar for interesting upcoming 2024 AGMs
May 3, 2024
Calendar for interesting completed and upcoming 2024 mini season AGMs. Also, see accounts of AGMs attended last year through this link.
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Rio Tinto: 9.30am hybrid meeting in Brisbane. See notice of meeting. In 2022 it was a hybrid at The Sofitel in Melbourne. See text of 2 jumbo questions lodged which generated coverage in The West Australian. See voting results and watch webcast.
Iress (IRE): 11.30am hybrid with physical component at Mallesons pantscraper office. See notice of meeting.
Bougainville Copper (BOC): 2pm hybrid meeting. See notice of meeting. See Computershare link. Market cap $280m.
Friday, May 3, 2024
Jervois (JRV): 9.30am in Melbourne - see notice of meeting. Curious to understand how and why Australian Super has lost $100m+ in this outfit.
TPG: 10am physical meeting at Wesley Centre in Sydney. See notice of meeting. In 2022 it was a fully online meeting. See text of 8 questions. No meaningful protest votes. Proxy votes lodged with ASX ahead of meeting. Watch 65 minute webcast.
Next Science (NXS): 10.30am hybrid in Sydney - see notice of meeting. Market cap $110m.
Tuesday, May 7
Hutchison Telecommunications (HTA): 10am hybrid. See notice of meeting and link to online Link AGM platform.
Future Generation Global Investment (FGG): May 7, 10am hybrid. Physical component at Sydney Wentworth. See notice of meeting. Market cap $540m. Jennifer Westacott up for election.
Future Generation Australia (FGX): May 27, 11am. Hybrid with physical component at Museum of Sydney. See notice of meeting. Market cap $537m. Phil Lowe new chair. David Paradice and Kate Thorley also up for election.
G8 Education (GEM): 11am hybrid with physical component at Allens in Brisbane. See notice of meeting.
Iluka Resources (ILU): Hybrid. 9.30am WST at Perth Convention Centre. See text of 5 questions asked at 2022 AGM.
Wednesday, May 8
Capral (CAA): 10am fully virtual meeting - see notice of meeting. Just resolutions. Market cap around $165m.
Nido Education (NDO): 10am hybrid with phyical component on L20 of Pantscraper building in Melbourne. See notice of meeting. Market cap $205m. See Computershare link.
GPT (GPT): 10am physical only meeting in Sydney. See notice of meeting.
Smart Group (SIQ): see link to Link online AGM platform. Physical AGM at the Wesley Centre in Sydney at 11am. See notice of meeting.
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Ampol: 10am hybrid in Sydney - see notice of meeting. Watch 43 minute webcast from 2022. Proxies were disclosed with formal addresses before meeting started.
Friday, May 10, 2024
QBE Insurance. hybrid at 10am with physical component at Wesley Centre in Sydney. See notice of meeting. See pre-AGM letter - chair Mike Wilkins largely rejected requests. See text of 7 questions lodged in 2022 but archive or transcript record as to whether they were asked. Voting results showed 21% against director pay rise and 19% support for contingent shareholder resolution on climate.
West African Resources (WAF): market cap just hit $1 billion. See notice of meeting for physical AGM in Subiaco at 10am.
Tuesday, May 14
Imricor Medical Systems (IMR): May 14, 8am: virtual meeting for US based company. See notice of meeting. Market cap $116m.
ARN Media (A1N): 9am hybrid in Sydney. See notice of meeting. In 2022 it was a fully online meeting. No webcast provided. Proxies disclosed in separate ASX announcement 20 minutes before meeting started. Only protest was 15% against rem report.
Grange Resources (GRR): physical meeting in Burnie, Tasmania, starting at 10am. See notice of meeting. Market cap $509m. Is on the shame file of major companies banning online participation.
Multistack International (MSI): virtual AGM on zoom starting at 2pm. See notice of meeting. Market cap 500k after noticed up $159m of accumulated losses.
Freelancer (FLN): May 14, 4pm: Hybrid with physical component on level 37 of Grosvenor Place at 225 George St, Sydney. See notice of meeting. Market cap $95m.
Wednesday, May 15
Vita Life Sciences (VLS): see notice.
Waypoint REIT (WPR): 10am - see notice. In 2022 it was a hybrid meeting with physical component at Dexus Place in Sydney. Listen to 27 minute audiocast. There were no questions. The 2023 meeting lasted 62 minutes.
Thursday, May 16
Briscoe Group (BGP): NZ hybrid starting at 10am NZ time (8am Melb time). See notice of meeting. Market cap almost $1 billion.
Atlas Arteria (ALX): 10am hybrid with physical meeting in Melbourne at RACV Club. See notice of meeting. See link to Computershare online platform. * Watch 65 minute webcast on 2022 virtual meeting. 14% against both rem items and small protests against two Bermuda directors.
Ooh Media (OML): in 2022 it was a hybrid with physical component in North Sydney. Watch 37 minute webcast. There were no questions or material protest votes.
Frontier Digital Ventures (FDV): May 16, 2pm: hybrid AGM with physical component in Malaysia and online component on Zoom. See notice of meeting. Market cap $370m. Released proxies ahead of AGM.
May 17
Reef Casino Trust (RCT): 2pm physical meeting at the Cairns casino. See notice of meeting.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Viva Energy (VEA): hybrid with physical component starting at 2pm at the Adelaide Intercontinental. See notice of meeting. In 2022 it was a hybrid at the Medallion Club inside Docklands Stadium.
Gold Road Resources (GOR): see notice. Market cap above $1 billion.
# 29Metals Ltd (29M): May 21, 10.30am hybrid meeting with Melbourne component at The Windsor. Market cap $200m in Feb 24. See notice of meeting.
Brainchip Holdings (BRN): May 21 in hybrid Sydney starting 11am. See notice of meeting. Market cap $1.6 billion in 2022 and only $289m in Feb 24.
# Electro Optic Systems (EOS): May 21, 10am physical meeting at Minters in Canberra. See notice of meeting. Just completed $30m+ capital raise.
# Dropsuite (DSE): May 21, 11am: hybrid at Pantscraper building in Melbourne. See notice of meeting. Market cap $201m in Feb 24.
Wednesday, May 22
AP Eagers (APE): 10am hybrid in Brisbane. See notice of meeting. In 2022 sent a pre-AGM email and they lodged proxies early. See text of 11 questions asked.
Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX): 10am hybrid with physical component at Wesley Centre in Sydney. See notice of meeting.
# * Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure (DBI): May 22, 10am: physical AGM in Brisbane with a live webcast but no online participation. See notice of meeting. Former Queensland Labor Treasurer David Hammill is chair. No webcast archive or transcript provided previously. Market cap above $1 billion.
Vita Life Sciences (VLS): 2pm hybrid meeting at Automic Office in Sydney on level 5 of Deutsche Bank House at 126 Phillip St. See notice of meeting. Market cap $136m in April 2024.
Virgin Money (VUK): has received a $5.7b cash offer from Britain's largest building society, Nationwide, priced at £2.20 a share, a 38% premium to the previous close. The business is two thirds owned by Australian shareholders courtesy of being demerged by NAB in 2016. It later merged with Virgin Money in 2018. The agreed deal will require approval from both sets of shareholders and shareholders can elect to be paid in pounds, Australian dollars or NZ dollars. The scheme meeting vote is scheduled for 1.15pm on May 22 in London which is 10.15pm Melbourne time.
Thursday, May 23, 2024
GQG (GQG), 9am, April 27. Fully online AGM for the Florida-based fund manager listed on the ASX. See notice of meeting. Pre-AGM email sent on April 11. See text of 13 questions asked. No material protest votes as director Paul Greenwood election was only item of business. Too late to buy as record date was April 1, 2024.
Ventia Services (VNT): May 23, 10am: virtual only meeting. See notice of meeting. They agreed to most pre-AGM requests in 2022, including publishing proxies early. See text of 6 questions asked and transcript.
Karoon Energy (KAR): 10am hybrid at the RACV Club in Melbourne - see notice of meeting.
Stanmore Resources (SMR): 1pm hybrid in Brisbane - see notice of meeting. In 2022 it was a hybrid with physical element in Brisbane at offices of law firm Norton Rose. See notice of meeting. Watch webcast of AGM.
Pepper Money (PPM): fully virtual, 3pm on May 23. See notice of meeting. Watch 38 minute webcast archive from 2022 AGM. The formals lasted 24 minutes and there were no questions at the meeting. Only protest was 5.57% against founder and chair Mike Culhane. Tried to log on but they required a separate control number which I didn't have after buying the stock after the NoM had been distributed. Companies should use the standard SRN or HIN for log on, which is what the main share registries Link and Computershare offer. #
Resolute Mining (RSG): 2pm physical meeting in Perth on May 23, 2024 even though its market cap was $900 million in early May. See notice of meeting.
Friday, May 24, 2024:
Sonic Mining: 10am virtual meeting Denver time (2am Melbourne time). See proxy statement for the dual listed company with a market cap of $1.6 billion. Record date was March 28 so too late to buy in.
Probiotec (PBP): Owns 6 pharmaceutical manufacturing plants in Australia and has agreed to a takeover by Indonesian company PT Pyridam Farma Tbk which values the business at around $260 million. Hybrid scheme meeting is scheduled for 10am on May 24.
Appen (APX): 10am physical AGM in Sydney at the Intercontinental - see notice of meeting.
Adbri (ABC): Irish concrete giant CRH has teamed up with controlling shareholder Barro Group to lodge a $3.20 a share bid which is being supported by the independent directors. The AGM is Friday, May 24 but we're yet to get a scheme meeting date. In 2022 it was a webcast but no ability to participate online. See notice of meeting. Biggest protest 25% against CEO's LTI grant.
Frontier Energy (FRE): Friday, May 24, 9am Perth time physical meeting. See notice of meeting. Market cap $163m in April 2024.
Argosy Minerals (AGY): Friday, May 24, see notice of meeting. Physical meeting in Perth. Market cap down from $500m to $182m in April 2024.
Syrah Resources (SYR): see director nomination deadline announcement. Previous meetings physical affairs in Melbourne. Market cap $263m in Feb 24.
Monday, May 27
Dicker Data (DDR): 2pm physical only meeting in Sydney. See notice. In 2022 it was a hybrid with physical component at Kurnell on Sydney's southern fringes. See notice of meeting. See text of 11 questions asked. Meeting lasted 90 minutes. Second strike on rem report. See results. Archive of webcast promised.
# Cyclopharm (CYC), May 27: fully virtual meeting. See notice of date. Capped at $169m in Feb 24.
Tuesday, May 28
Alumina (AWC): details to come but meeting will be dominated by Alcoa takeover bid.
Brisbane Broncos (BBL): May 28, 10am: physical meeting at Broncos League club. Questions can be emailed 5 days in advance. Market cap circa $100m. See notice of meeting. #
Image Resources: May 28, 2024, 10am physical meeting in Perth with a live webcast but no online participation. Market cap $90m in early May 2024. See notice of meeting.
Centaurus Metals (CTM): 10.30am physical meeting in Perth on May 28, 2024. See notice of meeting. Market cap $208m in early May 2024.
Neuren Pharmaceuticals (NEU): 2.30pm hybrid on level 33 of 477 Collins St - see notice of meeting. Market cap $2.5 billion in May 2024.
Wednesday, May 29
Arteris Technologies (AVR): May 29, 10am physical meeting at the Sheraton on the Park in Sydney with a live webcast but no online participation. See notice of meeting. Market cap $422m in May 24.
MA Financial (MAF): 11.30am physical meeting in Sydney - see notice of meeting. In 2022 it was a physical meeting only in Sydney with belated webcast announcement, so I flew to Sydney for last year's physical AGM. Same in 2023 where chair Jeff Browne imposed a 10 question limit for the meeting.
Kina Securities (KSL): 10am Port Moresby time on May 29 for a fully virtual meeting. See notice of meeting. Market cap $270m. See 8 questions asked at 2023 AGM.
Ainsworth Gaming Technology (AGI): 10am physical meeting at the Bankstown Sports Club - see notice of meeting. Market cap $405m in May 2024.
Duxton Water (D20) : 2pm physical meeting in North Adelaide - see notice of meeting. Market cap of $226m in early May 2024.
Pantoro Ltd (PNR): May 29, 2024 1pm physical EGM meeting in Perth at the CWA to approve a pay rise for the directors and an incentive grant for the CEO. See notice of meeting. Market cap $463m in early May 2024.
Thursday, May 30
# Life360 (360): May 30, 9.30am: dual listed California-based company with a $1 billion market cap. Virtual meeting. See notice of date.
Bluebet (BBT): May 30, 10am virtual EGM to approve BETR merger. See notice of meeting and link to online Lumi platform.
Fluence Corp (FLC): May 30, 10am: fully virtual meeting for this US DLC. Was a physical meeting in Melbourne last year. See notice of meeting. Market cap $172m in Feb 24. 14 items of business.
Regal Partners: 10am hybrid in Sydney at the Dexus Centre. See notice of meeting. Market cap $750m in early May 2024.
Yancoal (YAL): 11am physical meeting in Sydney - see notice of meeting. Live webcast being offered here via Computershare but no online participation, sadly. Market cap $7.35 billion.
Aspire Mining (AKM): 2pm fully virtual meeting for the Sydney-based aspiring coking coal company. See notice of meeting. Market cap $100m in early May 2024.
Buru Energy (BRU): 1.30pm hybrid at the Celtic Club in Perth - see notice of meeting. Participate here via the Link platform. Market cap just $66m. Accumulated losses of $280m and claims to have net assets of $23m.
Latin Resources (LRC): 11.30am Perth time for a physical meeting which is disappointing for a company capitalised at $630 million. See notice of meeting.
Sigma Pharmaceuticals: 2pm hybrid at the Sofitel in Melbourne - see notice of meeting. Watch 38 minute webcast of 2022 virtual AGM. Only questions from ASA. 10% protest vote against rem report and director David Manuel.
Genmin (GEN): 2pm Perth time zoom virtual meeting for the aspiring African iron ore miner which recently announced a $28m equity raise. See notice of meeting. Market cap only $68m on May 1.
Friday, May 31 (last day of season)
Challenger Gold (CEL): 11am physical AGM in Sydney - see notice of meeting. Market cap $108m.
Brazilian Rare Earths (BRE): Sydney-based company with market cap of more than $600m. Will be a fully virtual AGM at 9am on May 31. See notice of meeting.
Nickel Industries (NIC): 11am physical meeting in Sydney at Level 5, 1 Margaret St. See notice of meeting. Market cap was around $4 billion in May. They are facing a second strike and have 17,000 retail shareholders.
Jade Gas Holdings (JGH): 10.30am Darwin time virtual meeting. See notice of meeting. Market cap $90m in May 2024.
June 12, 2024
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield: noon in Amsterdam - see notice of meeting.
June 13, 2024
Piedmont Lithium (PLL): 10am US east coast time virtual meeting - see notice of meeting. Market cap around $380m in May 2024.
June 19, 2024
Block Inc (SQ2): fully virtual meeting at noon LA time on June 18, which is 5am June 19 Melbourne time. See proxy statement. Record date was April 22, 2024. Proud owner of 2 shares.
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Below is the calendar from 2022 that will help guide putting together the calendar for the 2024 AGM mini season
88 Energy (88E): 10am at Subiaco on May 16: big 35% protest vote against rem report. Market cap $175m.
# Tigers Realm Coal (TIG): May 23, 3pm: hybrid with physical component at Rendezvous Hotel, 328 Flinders St, Melbourne. Market cap $196m in 2022 and $20m now. Owen Hegarty standing down at AGM. See notice of meeting.
# Critical Resources (CRR): May 24, 10am WST: physical meeting at Parmelia Hilton. Market cap $141m in 2022 and $25m in Feb 24. See notice of meeting.
Reckon Ltd (RKN): May 25, 10am. Physical meeting at 100 Pacific Highway, North Sydney. See notice of meeting. Market cap $66m in Feb 24. #
# Coronado Steel (CRN): May 26, 10am. Online meeting. Canadian based company with $2.65b market cap in Feb 2024. Owns Curragh coal mine in Bowen Basin. See notice of meeting.
Terramin (TZN): May 26, 11am: physical meeting on level 7, 342-348 Flinders St. Melbourne. See notice of meeting. Market cap $78m in Feb 24. Attend option. #
United Overseas Investment (UOS): May 26, 10am WST. Online. Malaysia company with $1b market cap. See notice of meeting.
Highfield Resources (HFR): May 26, 3.30pm Adelaide time at Mann Judd. See notice of meeting. Market cap down from $350m in 2022 to $117m in Feb 24.
AIC Mines (A1M): May 27, 11am WST. Physical AGM in Perth with no online element. See notice of meeting. Market cap $136m in Feb 2024.
# Fire Finch (FFX): May 27 in Perth, 3pm at Celtic Club. Physical only. Market cap $1.2b. Just added to the ASX300. See notice of meeting. Now suspended after Mali govt booted them.
SOME OF THE SMALL LAST DAY LAGGARDS WHICH HELD THEIR AGM ON TUESDAY MAY 31, 2022
Far Ltd (FAR): market cap down to $40m in April 2024.
Cyprium Metals (CYM): 11am WST. Market cap down from $105m to $36m in April 2024.
Calima Energy (CE1): May 31, 10am WST. Physical meeting in Perth. Market cap down $114m to $71m in April 2024.
Kuniko (KNI): 4pm in Perth. See notice of meeting. Market cap $24m in April 2024.
Haranga Resources (HAR): see notice. Chatfield. Market cap $12m in April 2024.
Marley Spoon (MMM): May 31 5pm AEST: physical meeting in Berlin. Shareholder must apply for web access. Market cap was $205m in 2022, now much lower. See notice of meeting.
COMPLETED 2024 MINI-SEASON AGMS
April 4, 2024
Scentre Group (SCG): 10am hybrid with physical component at the Wesley Centre in Sydney. See notice of meeting. No early disclosure or proxy position. They've largely sorted the NTA discount to market cap issue. Suffered a rem strike and 26% protest against CEO's LTI grant. See webcast of 100 minute meeting where David Kingston gave them a hard time. See text of 8 written questions lodged and summary of answers with video links.
April 5
Telix Pharmaceuticals (TLX): 10am hybrid in Sydney for EGM to approve some shares acquisition-related share issues. See notice of meeting and voting results announcement. Asked these 4 online questions.
April 8
Azure (AZS): the Perth-based lithium company is being bought by Gina Rinehart and Chilean giant SQM in a joint $1.7 billion cash offer priced at $3.70 a share. The 292 page scheme book landed on March 4 and the scheme meeting was held on April 8 at the Celtic Club in Perth. A pathetic effort running it as a physical AGM, so wasn't able to attend.
April 11
Santos (STO): 10am physical meeting in Adelaide with no online participation. See shame file of others dodging online scrutiny. No shareholder resolutions this year but a 1000 word statement on rem and opposing chair's re-election instead. See 50 page notice of meeting. The last hybrid meeting was in 2022 when there were 4 separate shareholder resolutions on climate issues and the first non-binding vote on the Santos climate report. No major protests this year.
NZME (NZM): virtual 3pm Kiwi time - see notice of meeting.
April 12
AMP: 10am hybrid in Sydney. See notice of meeting. There were no material protest votes and the meeting lasted 2.5 hours with questions from about 20 different shareholders, including the fabulous activist fund manager, Fred Woollard.
See text of 7 written questions asked and summaries of the answers with video links. See AGM webcast and transcript.
Volpara Health Technologies (VHT): an agreed takeover of the Wellington-based breast cancer company by South Korean cancer AI company Lunit Inc which values the equity at $296m. See scheme book. Hybrid scheme meeting held at 11am on April 12 and asked 3 online questions. Was approved by 97% of voted stock and no head count vote required in NZ. A webcast archive was available here until the deal completed.
Wednesday, April 17
Novonix (NVX): 9am hybrid in Brisbane. See notice of meeting. Market cap $500m. Failed to attend as don't own.
Thursday, April 18
Pacific Current (PAC) EGM: 10.30am in Melbourne - see notice of meeting. Missed it as no online option.
April 19
Bell Financial Group: virtual meeting starting at 10am - see notice of meeting and link to 5 questions that were submitted.
April 23
Droneshield (DRO) - Sydney physical - see notice of meeting. In 2022 it was a virtual meeting. See 2022 meeting results which showed massive across the board protest votes with a remuneration strike, the defeat of an options grant and a 38% protest vote against a director. The Ukraine war has turned things around. They've just done a $100m placement too.
April 24
Latitude Financial (LFS): 9.30am physical only meeting in Melbourne - see notice of meeting. See shame file of others dodging online scrutiny. In 2022 it was a hybrid meeting with physical component at the RACV Club in Melbourne. See text of 8 questions asked. The meeting lasted just under an hour and I was the only questioner. Thin skinned chair Mike Tilley has banned online questions ever since. Turned up and was the only person to ask questions at the 1 hour meeting.
ERA (ERA): 9.30am physical meeting in Darwin. See notice of meeting. See shame file of others dodging online scrutiny. Poor form Rio Tinto.
Woodside Energy (WPL): have returned to a hybrid this year starting at 10am (noon AEST) with the big debate over whether chair Richard Goyder should get another 3 years. See text of 6 questions asked in 2024 and watch webcast of 4 hour meeting. Also see 7 questions asked at the 2022 hybrid which lasted 3.5 hours. There were big protests that day with 49% opposing climate report. See results.
Link Group, (9 years, 2015-2024) Japanese giant Mitsubishi agreed to pay $2.16 per share or $2.1 billion in enterprise terms after years of poor performance, much of which was associated with its UK division. The share registry and investor services business was floated at $6.37 per share in October 2015. However, when you add back the performance of PEXA, which was spun off in 2021, the performance wasn't as bad. The hybrid scheme meeting is scheduled for 3pm on April 24 in Sydney at the Four Seasons. See text of 4 questions asked.
Thursday, April 25: ANZAC DAY
Friday, April 26: no meetings.
Monday, April 29: no meetings.
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Deep Yellow (DYL): 11am physical EGM in Perth in the board room of the Country Women's Association to approve capital raisings. See notice of meeting. Should be a hybrid given it had 16,000 holders and a market cap of $1.25b at the time.
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