Directors which call premature AGMs

October 5, 2025

This list tracks the history of companies which formerly held or still hold premature AGMs where the deadline for nominating for the board is before they've even released the full year results and annual report revealing how they have performed for the year.

ANZ

ASX Group

Traditionally held the earliest AGM of any major company in late September until I started lobbying for a later meeting in the early 2020s to fix this problem. The 2021 AGM was held on September 29, in 2022 it was September 28, in 2023 they pushed it back to October 19 which was the first time they complied as the nominations deadline of August 23 was 6 days after the August 17 full year results. The 2024 AGM was held even later on October 28 with the August 30 deadline for nominations being two weeks after the August 14 full year results release and in 2025 it was held a little earlier on October 23. At this point, they are the only company to delay the regular date of their AGM in response to a request from this website to fix the minor but important governance problem identified.

Bank of Queensland

Has an August 31 balance date and the 2025 AGM will be held on December 2, but the deadline for nominations is October 14, which is one day before the full year results are released on October 15. Wrote to them on October 5 suggesting they make some changes and flagging a potential board tilt.

Elders

Nominations close on October 19 for the AGM to be held on December 19, 2025, but the full year results won't be released until nearly a month after the nominations deadline on November 17, 2025.

Incitec Pivot

NAB

Ran for their board on a platform to fix this issue in 2023 but they refused to move. See this wrap of the campaign.

Orica

Westpac

Have been breaching this rule for years and in 2025 the deadline for nominations is October 23 ahead of the December 11 AGM but the full year results won't be released until November 3, 2025.

Also here is a list of AGMs where this issue has been raised:

NAB 2023 AGM where ran on a platform do delay the AGM

NAB 2024 AGM where chair said it had been dealt with last year

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Directors which call premature AGMs

October 5, 2025

This list tracks the history of companies which formerly held or still hold premature AGMs where the deadline for nominating for the board is before they've even released the full year results and annual report revealing how they have performed for the year.