Afterpay: started on November 17, 2020
Brambles: Started way back in 2004 at the end of this world record of 149 pages of AGM presentation slides. See example from 2022.
Carsales: commenced in 2022 with a separate announcement from the formal presentations before the October 28 AGM, something which hasn't happened before.
Chalice Mining: revealed strong support on all resolution at the 2022 AGM held on November 23.
Droneshield: started on April 26, 2022
Eagers Automotive: see example from May 19, 2022
Frontier Digital Ventures: see example from May 17, 2022
G8 Education: see example from April 27 2022 (included bonus of shareholder numbers voting for and against)
GQG Partners: see example from April 27 2022 (included bonus of shareholder numbers voting for and against)
HT&E: see example from May 5, 2022
IRESS: did it for the first time on May 4 2023 after a direct request to chairman Roger Sharp.
JB Hi Fi: started very early in 2007 and see 2022 example.
Kogan: held their first hybrid AGM in 2022 and disclosed the proxies early even though there were some substantial protest votes.
Myer: commenced in 2022 with this disclosure which included the bonus of voter numbers as well.
Monadelphous: see example from pre-AGM presentation slides lodged with ASX on November 23, 2022
NAB: first did it on December 17, 2021
Origin Energy: first did it at the 2008 AGM held on October 15 so has now done it 15 straight times, which is best in market.
Pepper Money: see example from April 28, 2022
OFX (OzForex), started in 2017 and have now done 5 in a row
Regis Healthcare: released proxies early ahead of 2022 AGM held on October 25.
Seek: appeared to do it once by accident on November 21, 2011
Sims Group: see example from 2022 when all resolutions were well supported.
Slater & Gordon: first did it on November 18, 2021
TPG Telecom: see example on May 3, 2022
Tuas Ltd: spun out of TPG in 2020, the fourth mobile operator in Singapore has a market cap of about $600 million and disclosed proxy votes early at its 2022 virtual AGM.
Ventia Services Group: did it at their debut AGM on May 5, 2022
Viva Energy, started on July 6, 2020 and has continued ever since
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