Calendar for 2023 AGMs before the main season

March 31

AMP: 10am Sydney hybrid at the Wesley Centre which lasted almost 4 hours. See text of 13 questions asked complete with video of most answers . Last year's wholly online AGM lasted two hours and 40 minutes and saw the rem report narrowly avoid a strike with 23.8% against. This time it was a big strike with 49% against and a 15% protest vote against chair Debra Hazelton. See voting results. Credit to AMP for publishing a full video archive of the AGM along with this transcript.

April 5

Scentre Group (SCG): 10am physical only meeting in Sydney. See notice of meeting. Last year was an online only affair where there was a 51% protest vote against the rem report and 27% against the CEO's LTI grant. Watch the webcast and see the voting results. See list of 14 questions asked in 2022 at hybrid meeting and watch 64 minute webcast. See 2022 voting results with only major protest being 18% against Catherine Brenner's election. Chair butchered most of my questions in 2022 so requested independent party reads them next time. No transcript provided in 2022, but we got this one produced.

April 6

Santos (STO): In 2022, Santos went with a hybrid meeting with physical component at the Adelaide Town Hall. There were 4 separate shareholder resolutions on climate issues and the first non-binding vote on the Santos climate report. See pre-AGM letter sent on April 16. See text of 11 questions asked and big protest votes with a first strike on rem and 37% protest vote against the climate change report. See webcast archive of 3 hour and 28 minute meeting. Sadly, the 2023 version was a physical only affair which wasn't even live webcast, although they did later publish this video of the 126 minute meeting. Gave them a spray for this in Eureka Report column.

Thursday, April 13

Oz Minerals: scheme meeting for BHP takeover was a hybrid at 10.30am Melbourne time with physical component at Adelaide Airport. Watch webcast of 37 minute meeting as it sailed through with 98% of voted stock and 88.3% of voting shareholders. Only 1 online question which chair handled herself, unfortunately. I failed to attend. CEO didn't say a word and about 5 shareholders spoke in the room, some were cranky. They held an early genuine hybrid AGM in 2021 which went for 70 minutes and is fully archived. Last year was a hybrid too. Watch video webcast of that 80 minute meeting. Forgot to take a copy of 4 questions asked covering voting disclosure, AGM transcripts, annual elections of directors and regrets about the 2009 asset sell off to China, but you can watch the 6 minute burst starting 71 minutes into the webcast. Chair read questions in full with no censorship.

Wednesday, April 19

Bell Financial Group (BFG): 10am fully online meeting on Wednesday, April 19, which lasted just 26 minutes. See notice of meeting and summary of the 7 questions asked, 4 of which were ignored. Webcast archive we published on company home page with no separate URL.

Thursday, April 20

G8 Education: hybrid starting at 11am in Brisbane. See notice of meeting. Failed to attend. Watch webcast. No material protest votes. See text of 7 questions asked last year where Geoff Orrock from ASA was only other questioner. Listen to 58 minute webcast and read transcript. See AFR coverage.

Wednesday, April 26

NZME (NZM): Hybrid at 3pm NZ time on April 26. Market cap $150m. See notice of meeting and text of 6 questions asked. No archive of AGM available.

Latitude Financial: 9.30am physical meeting at company HQ at 130 Lonsdale St with data hack the key issue. See notice of meeting. Livestream but no online participation. See text of 8 questions at the inaugural hybrid AGM in 2022. Own. Failed to attend in 2023 due to date mix up.

Thursday, April 27

Energy Resources of Australia (ERA): a 9.30am start Darwin time on April 27 at the Darwin Hilton with no online participation. Last year it was April 28 at the Mantra Pandanas with no online participation. See notice of meeting. No webcast but lowest mandate was 99.97% so Rio Tinto supported all resolutions, including the independent directors it has been in dispute with.

Pepper Money (PPM): fully virtual AGM at 2pm. See notice of meeting. See text of 9 questions asked. Proxies disclosed early and no material protests.

Friday, April 28

Jervois Global (JRV): 9.30am hybrid at Collins Arch and via zoom. See notice of meeting. See material protest votes of 18-20% on rem and one of the directors. The dual-listed nickel and cobalt company launched a $231 million equity raising, primarily to fund the restart of its mothballed nickel plant in Brazil. The stock had plunged to 7c by Easter 2023, giving Australian super solid capital losses and the company a market cap of just $135 million.

Woodside Energy: hybrid starting at 10am in Perth. See notice of meeting. Big protest votes and no archive of the webcast published. Failed to attend.

Wednesday, May 3

Janus Henderson: physical AGM in Denver, Colorado for the dual-listed fund manager with $US287 billion under management. Disappointed no online participation. See notice of meeting.

Thursday, May 4

TPG Telecom (TPM): physical only meeting at Rydges World Square starting at 10am with Robert Millner up for election. No material protest votes and there was a webcast. See notice of meeting. Last year was a wholly online AGM on May 6 last year starting at 10am with questions coming through the Lumi platform. No protests of note. See text of 8 questions asked last year. Watch 65 minute webcast.

IRESS (IRE): See notice of meeting for hybrid starting at 11.30am with physical component on level 27 of the Pantscraper building at 447 Collins St. Proxies released early and biggest protest 12% against rem report. See text of 8 questions asked. Was a May 6 hybrid last year with physical component at RACV. There were a few protests last year with 23% against the rem report and 18% against the CEO's LTI grant. See voting results. Doesn't appear to be any archive available of AGM webcasts.

Rio Tinto (RIO): two AGMs with the UK version wholly online and later Australian version a hybrid starting at 9.30am in Perth on May 4. See details of 2 questions asked. Australian meeting lasted 98 minutes. Last year finished with a 61% protest vote against the rem report and Megan Clark's re-election was opposed by 26% given she chaired the sustainability committee since 2017 which was responsible for ESG. See voting results. The vast majority of my online questions were ignored as chair Simon Thompson focused on questioners in the room in Perth. See text of 2 jumbo questions lodged which generated coverage in The West Australian. First ever climate vote. See voting results and watch 2 hour and 12 minute webcast. The also produced this first ever transcript.

Friday, May 5

Hutchison Telecommunications (HTA): 10am hybrid at 177 Pacific Highway, Sydney. See notice of meeting. Failed to attend.

Wednesday, May 10

Smartgroup (SIQ): physical only meeting with a one way webcast starting at 11am at Sydney's Wesley Centre. Last year was a hybrid at Wesley for the company capitalised at almost $1 billion. More than 99% in favour of all resolutions last year and watch webcast of 1 hour 2022 AGM. Just 2 floor questions last year.

Iluka Resources (ILU): The 2021 AGM was wholly online but this year, like last year, was a hybrid starting at 9.30am at the Pamelia Hilton in Perth. See notice of meeting and text of 12 questions asked. Biggest protest was 6% against director Susie Corlett and the chair explained this was an institution targeting members of the sustainability committee for not setting strong carbon reduction targets. No webcast archive available as yet.

GPT (GPT): physical only meeting at the Sydney Swissotel starting at 10am with a one way webcast. See notice of meeting. Last year was a hybrid at the Swissotel which attended in person. Asked about 10 questions. Watch webcast of 97 minute meeting where no material protests. No early disclosure of proxies or transcript provided.

Thursday, May 11

oOHmedia (OML): genuine hybrid meeting which failed to attend due to MAF clash. The physical gathering was at 11am on level 4, 100 Walker St, North Sydney. Watch the 40 minute AGM webcast from 2022 which only included one pre-submitted shareholder question related to the Sydney trains contract.

MA Financial (MAF): physical only meeting at 11.30am in Sydney on level 27 of Brookfield Tower at 10 Carrington St which attended in person, asking the maximum 10 questions allowed. Chair Jeffrey Browne refuses to publish an archive of the webcast. Last year was a fully online AGM. See transcript of that Q&A. Unlike the 22.7% protest vote against the rem report last year, all resolutions were well supported in 2023.

Friday, May 12

Ampol (ALD): hybrid starting at 10am at The Mint in Sydney. Attended after QBE but it was already finished. See notice of meeting. The renamed Caltex held a wholly online AGM last year which lasted 43 minutes with no protest votes. Watch the webcast here.

QBE Insurance (QBE): hybrid starting at 10am with physical component at Sydney's Wesley Centre. Attended in person. See notice of meeting. Biggest protest vote was 6% against chairman Mike Wilkins but he refused to explain what this was about. See webcast archive of 75 minute meeting and these 9 videos of the action via Twitter.

Tuesday, May 16

Brisbane Broncos: 10am physical meeting at their pokies venue in Brisbane. See notice of meeting.

Frontier Digital Ventures (FDV): 1pm hybrid with physical component in Malaysia. See notice of meeting. Market cap $180m.

Wednesday, May 17:

GQG (GQG), 9am virtual meeting which was unable to log into despite being on register. See notice of meeting. Last year was fully online AGM for the Florida-based fund manager listed on the ASX since November 2021. See notice of meeting. See text of 13 questions asked. Meeting lasted just under an hour and no-one else asked questions. Listen to this 21 minute bootleg audio recording of Q&A. Company refusing to provide transcript or access to webcast archive. Asked again in December 2022 whilst seeking details of 2023 meeting and they again declined.

HT&E (HT1): 9am hybrid with physical component requiring email registration to attend at Sydney office of King Wood Malleson. Was the only shareholder asking questions at 55 minute meeting. See text of 12 questions lodged, 4 of which were ignored. See notice of meeting. Previous AGMs had no questions.

Sigma Healthcare (SIG): 11am physical only meeting at the Sofitel in Melbourne which failed to attend. Emailed earlier requesting a hybrid. See notice of meeting.

Coates Group: physical meeting in London starting at 2.30pm. No online element. Market cap 1.15b pounds. No Australian listing.

Thursday, May 18

Waypoint REIT (WPR): 10am hybrid with the physical component in Sydney at the Dexus Auditorium. See notice of meeting. See text of 11 written questions asked. Biggest protest was 18% against rem report.

Gold Road Resources: (GOR): 2pm hybrid in Perth. Market cap $1.8 billion. See notice of meeting. Own but failed to attend.

Sierra Rutile (SRX): 2pm virtual meeting in Perth. See notice of meeting. Market cap $88 million.

Friday, May 19

Ainsworth Game Technology (AGI): 10am physical meeting at the Bankstown Sports Club in Sydney. See notice of meeting. Own but failed to attend.

Monday, May 22

Dropsuite (DSE): 11am hybrid with physical meeting at 477 Collins St in Melbourne and hybrid element online. Market cap for cloud computing outfit $120m. See notice of meeting. Don't own so failed to attend.

Tuesday, May 23

Electro Optic Systems: 9am physical meeting in Sydney. See notice of meeting.

Regal Partners (RPL): 10am hybrid with physical component at Customs House in Sydney. See notice of meeting and text of 9 written online questions lodged. Rich Lister activists David Kingston and Malcolm McComas tore strips off the board. No proxy disclosure with the formal addresses but all 6 resolutions supported by 99%+ of voted stock.

Ventia Services (VNT): see 2023 notice of meeting for 10am virtual meeting. Proxies disclosed with the formal addresses and only protest 9.7% against CEO's LTI grant. See text of 9 written questions lodged and webcast of 76 minute meeting. Last year's inaugural AGM was also fully virtual. They agreed to most pre-AGM requests last year, including publishing proxies early. See text of 6 questions asked, webcast of 67 minute meeting and transcript.

Brainchip Holdings (BRN): Notice of meeting detailed a 2023 hybrid starting at 11am with physical component at Amora Hotel in Sydney. Failed to attend. Stock rocketed from 4c to almost $1.50 after COVID hit then settled back at 60c by the end of 2022 giving it a market cap of $1.16 billion. The 2022 hybrid AGM was held on May 24. See notice of meeting.

Avecho (AVE): physical meeting at 1pm at Collins Square. See notice of meeting.

Viva Energy (VEA): 3pm hybrid with physical component at King Wood Mallesons office at the Pantscraper building in Collins St. See notice of meeting and text of 6 questions lodged during the meeting. Proxies were disclosed with the formal addresses and all resolutions were supported by more than 98% of voted stock. Last year was a hybrid meeting with physical component at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne. Asked 7 questions. Watch 81 minute webcast. Only protest was 12% against rem report. No transcript provided by the company, so we spent a few bob getting this partial transcript done.

Resolute Mining (RSG): 2pm physical meeting in Perth including a placement refresh. See notice of meeting. Market cap around $1 billion. Emailed on May 13 requesting online access.

Wednesday, May 24

Tietto Minerals (TIE): 10am physical meeting in Perth. See notice of meeting. $600m market cap for West African gold producer. See date announcement.

Reckon (RKN): 10am on May 24 in Sydney at company HQ, 100 Pacific Highway, North Sydney. Physical meeting only with no webcast. See notice of meeting.

Eagers Automotive (APE): 9am Brisbane time hybrid with physical component at Morgans. See notice of meeting. Arguably the most outrageous rorter of the JobKeeper scheme. Opted for a wholly online AGM starting at 9am on May 19 last year with Rich Lister Nick Politis up for election and a contingent board spill on the agenda after last year's first strike. Both resolutions supported by more than 97%. No archive provided so emailed them asking for it to be added to this page. See text of 11 questions asked.

Aveo Healthcare: 2pm physical meeting in Sydney with only item on the agenda being the re-election of one director. Didn't Brookfield take them over?

Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure (DBI): 10am physical only meeting in Brisbane with a one way webcast and no online participation, hence there were no questions. See notice of meeting.

Telix Pharmaceutical (TLX): 11am hybrid with physical component in Melbourne at 727 Collins St. See text of 10 questions asked. Market cap $3.1 billion. See notice of meeting.

Thursday, May 25

Boart Longyear (BLY): 9am fully online AGM. See notice of meeting. See text of 4 questions asked at 42 minute meeting but yet to catch up with answers. Proxies disclosed with formal addresses and no material protest votes.

Molopo Energy: 10am virtual AGM. Delisted amidst legal fighting but was invited to attend as a shareholder.

Costa Group (CGC): reverted to physical only meeting in 2023 at 11am on May 25 - see notice of meeting. Asked about 6 questions at 95 minute meeting where around 8 different elderly male shareholders spoke. No material protest votes. No archive provided of 2022 hybrid meeting with physical component at 447 Collins St. Lodged these 9 questions but don't know what happened. Biggest protest vote was 5% against director Harry Debney.

Coronado Global Resources (CRN): 10am wholly online meeting for this coal producer with gas aspirations. See notice of meeting. Market cap $2.5 billion. Failed to attend.

Adbri (ABC): physical only meeting in Sydney at 10am at The Mint. See notice of meeting. Blowouts at Kwinana plant are a big issue. Failed to archive webcast in 2022 but produced this in 2021. the Adelaide-based concrete giant moved its AGM to The Mint in Sydney starting at 10am on May 21 with a webcast but no ability to ask questions online. Two members of the controlling Barro family, chairman Raymond Barro and his sister Rhonda Barro, were both up for election. See notice of meeting. Both Barros were strongly supported but there was a 19% vote against the rem report which the Barros chose not to vote on. An excellent video archive of the full 78 minute AGM is available here. Chair Ray Barro read out the written shareholder questions.

Buru Energy (BRU): 10.30am (WST) hybrid with physical component at Celtic Club in Perth. See notice of meeting. Market cap $55m million. Failed to attend.

Friday, May 26

Appen (APX): 10am physical meeting only at Sydney's Amora Hotel. See notice of meeting. Lodged 10 questions last year which were all asked, but some were edited down. Watch 1 hour 48 minute webcast. See coverage in The Australian.

Next Science (NXS): 10am hybrid with physical component in Sydney. See notice of meeting. Market cap $150m. Don't own.

Invocare (IVC): 10.30am hybrid with physical component at The Mint in Sydney. Plenty to discuss with agreed big by private equity firm TPG. See text of 10 questions asked and notice of meeting.

Monday, May 29

Xanadu Mines (XAM): 11am hybrid with physical component at Victoria Hotel in Melbourne. See notice of meeting. Market cap $75 million. Don't own.

Alumina (AWC): 2.30pm physical only meeting at the State Library of Victoria, which attended in person. Listen to audio from 100 minute meeting where asked about 8 questions. See notice of meeting. From 2022 ASA report: "No questions were asked on the day by any shareholder from the floor, via phone or webcast. We suspect, the invitation to submit written questions prior to the AGM, with a formal response posted prior to the AGM, may have resulted in no further questions being asked in person. This made for a sterile AGM." This led to a 43 minute AGM webcast.

Tuesday, May 30

Atlas Alteria (ALX): 10am hybrid with physical component at the RACV Club in Melbourne. See notice of meeting and text of 6 written questions at the 90 minute meeting. In 2021 it was fully online AGM run on the Lumi platform. Full web archive of that 47 minute AGM available here. They provide a webcast archive back to 2015.

Vmoto (VMT): 10am physical meeting in Perth. Market cap $100m. See notice of meeting.

Neuren Pharmaceuticals (NEU): 2.30pm hybrid with physical component at level 33 of 447 Collins St in Melbourne. See text of 10 questions asked and notice of meeting. Market cap $1.8 billion.

Wednesday, May 31

Stanmore Resources (SMR): 10am Brisbane time hybrid with physical component at the offices of Norton Rose. See notice of meeting. Only 4 of my 8 questions were asked at the end of proceedings. Same as last year when most of my questions were ignored, particularly those directed at the directors up for election about the unfair capital raising. Watch webcast of 56 minute AGM.

Nickel Industries (NIC): 11am physical meeting in Sydney. See notice of meeting. Has a Chinese largest shareholder and just did a $674m capital raising in early 2023, giving it a market cap of around $3.5 billion. AGM was May 31 last year as well.

Far Ltd: 11am hybrid with physical component in Melbourne. Lobbed a quick 4 online questions, but didn't keep a copy. Chair said only Glass Lewis produced a report but he hadn't seen it. Was all done in 23 minutes. See notice of meeting. Market cap $70m.

Aquis Entertainment (AQS): the former owner of the Canberra Casino is holdings its physical AGM at 11am at its Broadbeach offices. It is now a cash box. Own.

Terramin Australia (TZN): 11am physical meeting at 342 Flinders St Melbourne. See notice of meeting. Shares at 1c, market cap $44m.

Yancoal: hybrid meeting at 11am on May 31 with physical component in Sydney. See notice of meeting. Market cap is $7.3 billion and landed these 7 questions. Meeting lasted 65 minutes and pleased they released the proxies early with the formals. Only protest was 18% against buyback resolution.

Dicker Data (DDR): noon physical only meeting at Kurnell HQ in Sydney. See notice of meeting. Last year 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. First ever archive of webcast promised and subsequently delivered.

Thursday, June 1

29Metals (29M): 10.30am hybrid with physical component at The Windsor in Melbourne. See notice of meeting and text of 8 written questions asked. Was only person asking live questions. Only protests were 5% against CEO incentive grant but 42% shareholder EMR Capital arguably shouldn't have have voted on the rem items. Chaired by Owen Hegarty and owns the Golden Grove copper mine in WA. See webcast of 74 minute debut AGM in 2021. It floated at $2 in July 2021 and stock finished 2022 at $2.41 before tumbling to $1.14 by May 4. The only question last year came from EMR's senior corporate adviser Rod Lyle at the 68 minute mark.

June 9

Azure Minerals (AZS): Perth-based company with a market cap of about $150m. Holding a physical AGM in Perth at 10am. See notice of meeting.

Kina Securities (KSL): virtual meeting at 10am Melbourne/Port Moresby time. See notice of meeting. Market cap $230m. See text of 8 questions asked. No protest votes apart from placement capacity expansion item which was withdrawn.

June 13

Piedmont Lithium (PLL): virtual meeting at 11am New York Time, 1am June 14 in Melbourne. See notice of meeting. Market cap $1.5 billion. Strange to not have an announcement of the outcome. Own shares but are CDIs so not entitled to ask questions.

June 15

Sezzle Inc (SZL): fully only meeting starting at 10.30am AEST. See notice of meeting. Own shares but missed it.

Limeade (LME): virtual meeting at 10am Melbourne time. See notice of meeting. Market cap $40m.

June 20

St Barbara Mines (SBM): 11am physical EGM in Perth to approve sale of Lenora assets. See notice of meeting.

June 27

CSR: hybrid meeting starting at 10am with physical component at the North Ryde HQ. See notice of meeting.

June 30

Pharmaust (PAA): physical EGM at 10.30am in Sydney to approve a placement and NoM warns physical attendance may be banned due to COVID. They have a 4 man board, market cap of $26m and $50.2m in accumulated losses and claimed net equity of $7.7m.

Pointsbet (PBH): 11am hybrid to approve sale of US business with physical component in Cremorne. See notice of meeting and text of 5 questions asked at 45 minute meeting. The deal was approved by 99% of voted stock.

July 4

MEC Resources: physical AGM in Perth starting at 10.30am. See notice of meeting. Market cap tiny.

July 5

Nickel Resources (NIC): 11am physical EGM in Sydney to approve an earlier capital raising. See notice of meeting.

July 17

Sayona Mining (SYA): 10am hybrid EGM in Brisbane to approve placement as part of $200m capital raising. See notice of meeting and Computershare link for online participation.

July 18

Blackmores (BKL): takeover EGM at Sydney HQ in Warriewood at 11am with no online participation. See scheme book with EGM notice and Computershare link for online participation.

July 24

Task Group Holdings (TSK): Kiwi tech company with a market cap of $180m. Hybrid meeting starting 12.30pm on July 24. See notice of meeting and Computershare link for online participation. See text of the 10 written questions asked at the 1 hour meeting along with Twitter videos of the various exchanges. See voting results.

July 26

Fonterra: 8.30am virtual EGM to approve capital return which was delayed from July 12 after administrative stuff-up.

ALS (ALQ): 10am hybrid meeting with physical component in Brisbane. See notice of meeting.

Helloworld (HLO): 10am virtual meeting for corporate transaction. See notice of meeting.

July 27

Macquarie Group (MQG): 10.30am hybrid in Sydney with physical component at Sydney Sofitel. See summary of 5 questions asked, archive of webcast, notice of meeting and voting results showing a 19.3% against the rem report. The Australian had the best coverage.

Australian Agricultural Holdings (AAC): 10am Brisbane physical meeting with a one way webcast but no ability for online interaction. See notice of meeting.

Bubs Australia (BUB): EGM at 10am at the Sydney Radisson to remove 4 directors and appoint 3. No online participation which is disappointing. See notice of meeting.

Ryman Healthcare

Pacific Edge: NZ listed cancer diagnostics company with a market cap of $130m which ran a hybrid AGM starting 8am in Auckland. See notice of meeting.

July 31

ZIP EGM

August 2

Appen (APX): physical EGM at 10am at KPMG Sydney to refresh placement capacity. See notice of meeting.

August 3

OzForex (OFX): 2pm hybrid with physical component in Sydney. See notice of meeting.

August 4

James Hardie (HAH): physical meeting at their registered office in Dublin starting at 7am Australian time and 10pm Dublin time with no ability to participate online.

August 17

Xero (XRO): fully hybrid meeting starting at 9am Melbourne time. See notice of meeting. Proxies were disclosed early with the formal addresses and the only protest vote was 15% against director Mark Cross. See text of 6 questions asked and watch 61 minute webcast.

Infratil (IFT): hybrid meeting starting at 12.30pm with physical component in Wellington. See notice of meeting. Link.

August 18

Far Ltd (FAR): 11am hybrid EGM at Baker & McKenzie in Melbourne to approve $37m capital return. See notice of meeting.

August 28

Jervois Global (JRV), 10am EGM at Pantscraper building - see notice of meeting.

August 29

Pointsbet (PBH): 10am hybrid at Baker & McKenzie to approve a two-stage capital return after the sale of its US business. See notice of meeting.

Fisher & Paykel (FPH): 2pm NZ time hybrid with physical component in Auckland. See archive copy of webcast and text of 7 written questions. See notice of meeting.

August 31

Webjet: (WEB): 9am hybrid at St Kilda Rd head office in Melbourne. See notice of meeting. Computershare.

September 1

Collins Foods (CFK): 9.30am hybrid with physical component in Brisbane. See notice of meeting. Computershare.

September 15

Metcash (MTS)

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