4 questions lodged at 2025 Articore virtual EGM
August 23, 2025
Below is the text of the 4 written questions submitted at the hostile Articore (ATG) virtual EGM held on August 22 2025, plus a summary of the answers and some video grabs via Twitter. See notice of meeting and voting results which showed incumbent board survived the challenge relatively comfortably. Market cap was $72.5m on EGM day. The proxies were released 26 minutes before kick off along with these formal addresses. See August 5 AFR Rear Window piece which explains much of the background.
Q1. Did the company we edit any of the material that the requisitioning shareholders submitted to be included in the notice of meeting?
Answer: The chair Robin Mendelson claimed that "to the best of my knowledge", nothing was edited. As chair of the company, she should know definitively. Watch video of exchange via Twitter.
Q2. Christine Christian is a highly regarded professional director. Why did the chair recommend against her?
Answer: The chair Robin Mendelson said they tried to be constructive and collaborative but Christine, who is the current of the State Library of Victoria board, declined to participate in a board run process to source a single new Australian-based director to join the board. Watch video of exchange via Twitter.
Q3. Is Christine Christian disappointed with the proxy results?
Answer: The chair Robin Mendelson didn't allow the challenging candidates to respond to questions and her response contributed nothing. Watch video of exchange via Twitter.
Q4. Could the chair of the meeting offer some reflections on how they found the EGM process?
Answer: The chair Robin Mendelson said she was "extremely disappointed" to be dragged into this "expensive distraction". Watch video of exchange via Twitter.
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