5 questions lodged at 2025 Ingham hybrid AGM
November 13, 2025
Below is the text of the 5 written questions submitted at the Ingham (ING) 10am hybrid meeting in Sydney and via the Computershare platform. Market cap $892m after a poor year. See notice of meeting and voting results. The proxies were disclosed early in the formal addresses.
Q1. How many full time equivalent staff do we currently have and is this likely to fall over the coming 12 months with the rapid roll out of AI? Which parts of our business and operations are the most prospective for AI productivity gains and how energetically are we embracing those opportunities?
Answer: The chair... Watch video of exchange via Twitter.
Q2. Coles and Woolworths have been under pressure from shareholder resolutions at their past two AGMs over the labelling and salmon farming practices of some of their salmon suppliers in Tasmania. Are we feeling the heat at all from activist groups over our chicken farming practices and have we noticed that Coles and Woolworths are making more demands for reform from major meat suppliers like us as they come under direct pressure from the ESG movement? What are the biggest ESG reforms we've made since becoming a public company?
Answer: The chair... Watch video of exchange via Twitter.
Q3. In terms of the Australian operation, how many enterprise agreements with unions does our company have across the business. JB Hi Fi and Domino's both said at recent AGMs that they pay award wages, have no enterprise agreements and virtually non-existent union membership amongst its workforce. Is our situation the same or are we closer to the likes of Qantas and Bega which are juggling more than 50 enterprise agreements across their operations?
Answer: The chair... Watch video of exchange via Twitter.
Q4. Could the new CEO summarise any past LTI grants he has received as to whether they have vested or lapsed. Also, has he ever sold any ordinary shares in the company or bought any on market without relying on an incentive scheme to build his equity position in the company? Please don't say look it up in the annual report and through ASX announcements. It's complicated and the CEO could factually summarise the situation in 60 seconds.
Answer: The chair... Watch video of exchange via Twitter.
Q5. Which of the proxy advisers covered us this year and did any recommend a vote against any of today's resolutions, including this remuneration report item? If so, what reasons did they give and did this translate into any material protest votes? Please don't say they are confidential. It is standard for companies to be across this detail on the voting recommendations and inform shareholders where relevant. Also, next year please disclose the proxies earlier to the ASX along with the formal addresses to avoid having to ask questions like this and allow for a more fully informed debate.
Answer: The chair... Watch video of exchange via Twitter.
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