Questions asked at 94 AGMs and EGMs so far in 2026

January 2026: 3 compared with 5 in 2025

1. Fleet Partners (FPR): 10am hybrid in Sydney via Link on January 22, 2026. See notice of meeting. Market cap was $596m on AGM day. They withdrew the constitutional amendment to allow for virtual AGMs at the 2025 AGM. They've provided shareholder voting numbers at the last two AGMs with no protest votes. See text of 5 questions asked at 2026 meeting.

2. Mayne Pharma (MYX): 10am AGM in Melbourne at Minter Ellison (l20, Collins Arch) and via Computershare platform on January 29, 2026. See notice of meeting. See text of 7 written questions lodged at 1 hour meeting.

3. TrueNorth Copper (TNC): 10am Brisbane time virtual EGM via Automic on January 30 to approve capital raising. See notice of meeting. Market cap $70m in late December. See text of 4 questions lodged but don't know if asked as the webcast via Automic required a separate registration.

February 2026: 13 compared with 9 in 2025

4. Apiam Animal Health (AHX): Pepper is taking them over. See 454 page scheme book which was released on December 12. The scheme meeting was a hybrid via Lumi at 11am in Melbourne on February 3. The market cap is $160m. See text of 4 questions lodged at 25 minute meeting. There was no material opposition.

5. Enlitic (ENL): 10am virtual EGM via Link platform to approve various equity issues. See notice of meeting and text of 6 questions asked at 15 minute meeting on February 4, 2026. Record date 7pm January 23, 2026. Market cap $14m.

6. Nufarm (NUF): 11am hybrid at the company HQ. See notice of meeting. See these 5 questions lodged at the 47 minute AGM held on February 4.

7. Hitiq (HIQ): 11am hybrid EGM in South Melbourne and via this Vistra/Zoom link to approve capital raising. Market cap $11m in early January 2026 with stock at 0.19c. See text of 5 questions asked.

8. Tower Ltd (TWR): 10am Auckland time hybrid on February 18 2026 at Eden Park via Computershare. See notice of meeting. No rem report vote. Market cap $532m on AGM day. Only protest last year 12.7% against director Marcus Nagle. See text of 4 questions lodged. No protest votes in 2026.

9. Graincorp (GNC): 10am hybrid AGM on February 18 2026 in Sydney. See notice of meeting. They ran physical meeting since COVID. See 43 minute video webcast archive on 2025 AGM and notice of meeting. Proxies were disclosed early with formals showing 35.7% protest vote against chair Peter Richards, which rose to 45.6% in the poll with extra data from scheme like disclosure. See text of 4 questions lodged. No protest votes in 2026.

10. Technology One (TNE): 10.30am hybrid AGM on February 18 2026 in Brisbane. See notice of meeting. See package on 7 questions lodged at last year's 75 minute meeting. Only protest 15.6% against chair Pat O'Sullivan's re-election. See text of 8 questions lodged. No protest votes in 2026.

11. New Zealand King Salmon (NZK): 2pm NZ time hybrid on February 18 2026 via Computershare platform. See notice of meeting. Ran a fake hybrid last year but have fixed it this year. See text of 4 questions lodged. No protest votes

12. Humm Ltd (HUM): hostile EGM on February 19 in Sydney was adjourned after a Takeovers Panel order but I got up and requested a hybrid when it resumed.

13. Aristocrat Leisure (ALL): flew to Sydney on February 19 and attended 2 hour meeting in person, covering 9 different topics from the floor.

14. G11 Resources (G11): 11am Zoom virtual EGM on February 24 for the Melbourne-based company to approve 3 capital raising resolutions. See notice of meeting. Market cap $42m. See text of 3 questions asked at 11 minute meeting.

15. Gentrack (GTK): 10am NZ time virtual on February 25 via the Link platform. See notice of meeting. Market cap $1.24b. No protest votes and see package on 4 questions asked at 39 minute meeting in 2025, plus these 3 questions asked at 2026 AGM.

16. Aureka Ltd (AKA): 11am zoom EGM via this Vistra link on February 26 to approve capital raising. See notice of meeting. Market cap only $22.8m. Lodged 4 questions at 15 minute EGM.

March 2026: 3 which was the same as 3 in 2025

17. Adheris Health (AHE): 10am virtual EGM on March 12 via this Zoom link to approve two executive incentive grant resolutions. Both supported by 93% of voted stock. Market cap $13.4m on Feb 11. See text of 4 questions asked.

18. EQ Resources (EQR): 3.30pm Melbourne time Zoom virtual EGM on March 16 to deal with 12 share issue resolutions and a hostile Stephen Mayne board nomination complaining about the lack of an SPP. See notice of meeting. Market cap $1.65b on EGM day. See wrap of meeting.

19. Unico Silver (USL): noon virtual EGM on March 27, 2026 via Zoom/Vistra to approve 3 capital raising items. The only protest was 9.3% against the two director incentive grant resolutions. See text of 5 questions asked at 32 minute meeting. Market cap $393m on EGM day.

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April 2026: 21 compared with 12 in 2025

20. West Wits Mining (WWI): 3pm physical EGM in Melbourne (L20, 180 Williams St) on April 8, 2026 to approve 5 capital raising resolutions after recent placement. Attended 37 minute meeting in person. See wrap of the debate. Has appeared 3 times on the placement only shame file list since June 2025. Market cap $287m on April 2.

21. GPT (GPT): 9.30am physical AGM in Sydney at The Mint on April 10 with a one way webcast. See notice of meeting. Attended 90 minute meeting in person. See transcript and these extracts of the 9 questions asked. No protest votes. See wrap of 2025 meeting where proxy Andy Darroch asked 6 questions from the floor. No protest votes last year either.

22. Magellan Financial Group (MFG): 11am hybrid EGM in Sydney on April 10 at MFG HQ which is L36 of 25 Martin Place to approve Barrenjoey takeover. Placement was approved by 92.7% of voted stock and they added the headcount data showing strong support. See notice of meeting. Attended 50 minute meeting in person. See this summary of issues raised.

23. Insignia (IFL): 10am hybrid scheme meeting in Melbourne on Monday, April 13, 2026 at Mallesons (L24, 447 Collins St) to approve $3 billion takeover. Attended the 1 hour meeting in person and awaiting recording to be published which have requested.

24. Australian United Investments (DUI): is taking over its slightly larger LIC sibling DUI in an all-scrip deal that will create a more scaled $2.4 billion LIC. The deal was announced on January 30. See 100 page merger implementation agreement put together by Freehills. The hybrid scheme meeting was held in Melbourne at Freehills (L24, 80 Collins St) at noon on April 13 2026 via the Link/MUFG platform. See notice of meeting. Attended in person and was the only shareholder asking questions. Didn't record it and no online recording of meeting provided.

25. Novonix (NVX): 9am hybrid AGM on April 15 2026 in Brisbane via Link platform. See notice of meeting. See text of 6 questions lodged at 1 hour meeting. Market cap $343m in Feb 2025. See wrap of action in 2025 where lodged 7 questions at 48 minute meeting. Protest votes of 4-14% across all 12 resolutions.

26. National Storage (NSR): A consortium of Brookfield and GIC offered $2.86 per share and were given exclusive due diligence until December 7, 2025 which materialised into a binding offer at that price which valued the equity at $4 billion as Chanticleer explained in this piece looking at the Brookfield-GIC history at Origin Energy. The 278 page scheme book landed on March 10 and the hybrid scheme meeting will be held at 10am Brisbane time on April 15 and via the Computershare platform. See text of 4 questions asked at 45 minute scheme meeting.

27. X2M Connect (X2M): 3pm virtual EGM Melbourne time on April 15 2026 via Automic to approve 10 share issue resolutions. Market cap only $4.5m. Has $46m in accumulated losses and Alan Stockdale is chair. See text of 4 questions lodged at 18 minute meeting.

28. DUI: noon hybrid scheme meeting on April 16, 2026 in Melbourne and via the Link platform to approve $3 billion merger with AUI. See scheme book. See text of 4 questions lodged at 45 minute meeting.

29. Chimeric Therapeutics (CHM): 11am hybrid EGM in Carlton on April 17, 2026 at level 3, 62 Lygon St and via Lumi platform to approve 7 items including adviser options and a share consolidation. Latest balance sheet shows $87m in accumulated losses and negative equity of $3m. Market cap $6.6m on EGM day. Bought 250,000 units on March 19. Attended in person. See summary of discussion.

30. Pepper Money (PPM): 11am virtual AGM via Lumi on April 20, 2026. See notice of meeting. Market cap $795m on AGM day. Biggest protest 10.3% against CEO's LTI grant. See text of 5 questions submitted.

31. Investigator Silver (IVR): 10.30am AEST time virtual EGM on April 21 2026 via Zoom/Vistra to approve capital raising. See text of 4 questions asked. Market cap $180m on EGM day. See notice of meeting.

32. Summerset Group (SNZ): 2.30pm virtual AGM NZ time on April 21 2026 in Wellington via the Link platform. See notice of meeting. Market cap $2.44 billion. See wrap of 97 minute meeting where asked 4 questions. More than 99.8% in favour of all 4 resolutions.

33. Australian Rare Earths (AR3): 4pm Adelaide-time virtual EGM on April 21 2026 via Automic platform to approve placement and manager incentive grant. Lodged 2 brief written questions. Market cap $35m on March 25.

34. Scentre Group (SCG): 10am hybrid at the Wesley Centre in Sydney on April 22, 2026 and via Computershare. See notice of meeting. See text of 5 questions asked at 90 minute meeting. There were no protest votes.

35. NZ Me (NZM): hybrid via Link platform starting at 3pm NZ time on April 22, 2026. See notice of meeting, 6 questions asked at 2023 AGM and 5 questions lodged at 2025 AGM. Also lobbed 5 questions at this 2026 AGM.

36. Enlitic (ENL): 9am AEST virtual AGM on April 23, 2026 via MUFG platform. See notice of meeting and text of 4 questions lodged at meeting. Market cap $8.3m.

37. Woodside Energy (WDS): 10am hybrid at Crown Perth on April 23, 2026 and via the Lumi platform. See notice of meeting and text of 3 questions lodged at 105 minute meeting. Biggest protest last year 19.5% against Ann Pickard. This year it was 34% against the new CEO's LTI grant.

38. Iress (IRE): 10.30am hybrid in Melbourne on April 24, 2026 and via Computershare platform. Attended in person. See notice of meeting. Market cap $1.44 billion. See wrap of 2026 in person exchanges. See text of 5 questions asked at 2025 AGM. No protest votes and commendably provided extra voting data.

39. Doctor Care Anywhere (DOC): 7pm hybrid in Melbourne at L16, 452 Flinders St on April 28, 2026. Attended in person. See notice of meeting. Market cap $48m on April 1. See wrap of the action.

40. G8 Education (GEM): noon hybrid in Brisbane via Link platform on April 29, 2026. See notice of meeting. Market cap $189 million on AGM day. See wrap of AGM where asked 4 questions and David Kingston was on fire. Amazingly, there were no protest votes. See summary of 4 questions asked at 2025 AGM and voting results with 28% backing shareholder resolution on paid parental leave. No protest votes in 2025 either.

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May: 49 so just beat the hefty 41 in 2025

May 6, 2026

41. Capral Aluminium (CAA): 10am virtual AGM via Computershare platform. See notice of meeting and text of 3 written questions lodged at 2025 AGM. No protest votes. Proxies disclosed early with formals. Market cap $155m. Accumulated losses of $331m and net assets of $225m so a long term disaster for investors. Recently bought. See text of 5 questions asked at 2026 AGM.

42. Brainchip Holdings (BRN): 2026 11am hybrid in Sydney and via Lumi platform. See notice of meeting. Attended hybrid in 2024. Market cap $580m. AGM is 11am on May 6. See notice of meeting. Accumulated losses of $US198.2m and net assets of $US19.8m. See text of 5 questions asked and voting results with huge protests. See text of 2 questions lodged at 2026 AGM.

43. Channel Infrastructure (CHI): 2pm NZ time hybrid in Auckland and via Computershare platform. See notice of meeting. Market cap around $1 billion. See text of 4 questions lodged at 80 minute 2026 AGM.

44. Rio Tinto (RIO): 4pm hybrid in Perth. See notice of meeting. Both meetings are being held at once for the first time. Last year was a 9.30am hybrid in Perth. See text of 2 questions submitted, only one of which was asked. Only own 3 shares. See text of 2 questions submitted in 2026, only 1 of which was asked. No material protest votes.

May 7, 2026

45. ARN Media (A1N): 9am hybrid in Sydney via Link/MUFG platform. See notice of meeting. Market cap $83m on AGM day. See huge 90% protest on rem report and lively wrap of the 2026 AGM where asked 7 written questions. See text of 4 questions asked last year where there were 3 protests in the 11-13% range. Accumulated losses of $1.225 billion and net assets of $250m.

46. Bell Financial Group (BFG): 10am virtual AGM via Computershare platform. See notice of meeting. Market cap $428m. See text of 4 written questions submitted last year and 2 questions submitted this year with no protest votes at either. Own 10 shares.

47. Helia (HLI): 11am hybrid AGM in Sydney via Link/MUFG platform. Ran a best practice meeting complete with headcount data and no protest votes. Market cap $1.42b on AGM day in 2026. See text of 6 questions asked in 2026 and 5 questions asked in 2025 when there was a 28% rem strike and big protest votes over CEO share sale.

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48. QBE Insurance (QBE): 10am Sydney hybrid on May 8 at Wesley Centre and via Computershare platform. See notice of meeting. There are 3 hostile climate resolutions. Lobbed these 4 questions at the 91 minute AGM with the biggest protest being 13% against the CEO's LTI grant. Also, see text of 4 questions submitted at 97 minute meeting last year.

49. Atlas Arteria (ALX): 10am hybrid on May 13 in Melbourne at Dexus Place (L6, 80 Collins St) and via Computershare platform. See notice of meeting and text of 7 questions asked at 94 minute meeting. In 2025 it was a 10am hybrid in Melbourne at RACV Club and via the Computershare platform with no protest votes. See text of 4 questions asked in 2025, 6 questions asked at 2024 AGM and 6 questions asked at 2023 AGM. Only own 11 shares.

May 14, 2026

50. Flight Centre (FLT): 9am virtual EGM via Computershare platform to approve Pedal Group related party transaction. See notice of meeting. No protest votes and see text of 2 questions asked at 15 minute meeting.

51. Ampol (ALD): 10am hybrid at The Mint in Sydney via the open briefings online platform. See notice of meeting and text of 5 questions asked at 50 minute meeting. No protests. Also, see text of 5 written questions asked in 2025, plus these 6 questions asked at 2024 AGM.

52. Freelancer (FLN): 4pm hybrid AGM in Sydney. See notice of meeting. Voted via Boardroom on April 26. No protest votes. Only asked these 2 lame questions as arrived at the end. The market cap was down to $63m on AGM day. See text of 7 written questions lodged in 2025.

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May 15, 2026

53. GQG Partners (GQG): 9am Melbourne time virtual via Link platform. See notice of meeting. See text of 4 questions lodged at 23 minute meeting. Voted for 2 female directors by proxy on April 26 but no rem vote and no ability to appoint a proxy for some reason. See text of 4 questions asked last year, plus these 13 questions at its debut AGM in 2022.

54. Great Southern Mining (GSN): 9am Perth time virtual EGM to approve 7 capital raising items after recent $4.6m placement with no SPP. A bit dodgy because you have to email co sec to get the online details and email to request a poll form to vote on the day. Was emailed this Zoom link. Computershare runs the register but are seemingly not being paid to run this meeting. See text of 3 questions lodged at 16 minute meeting. Market cap $23m on EGM day. Has got $30.6m in accumulated losses and net assets of $16.2m.

May 18, 2026

Woke up in agony with a crook back so was severely impacted until received Cortisone injection on ????

May 20, 2026

55. Future Generation Australia (FGX): 10am Sydney hybrid via this Lumi link. See wrap of the 22 minute meeting where received 5.01% voting support after nominating for the board. Lodged this nomination letter on March 25. Had a 37 minute call with WAM CEO Kate Thorley on March 27 and met with Geoff Wilson for 45 minutes in Sydney on April 10. The platform was published in full in this very fairly constructed notice of meeting. Market cap $540m on May 8, 2026. See text of 3 questions submitted at 2025 AGM.

56. Waypoint REIT (WPR): 10am hybrid in Sydney where asked 2 questions at 60 minute meeting. See notice of meeting. Voted by proxy on April 26 and appointed David Kingston as proxy, who attended the meeting. Market cap $1.6b on AGM day. Biggest protest 9% against re-election of chair Georgina Lynch.

57. ImExHS Ltd (IME): 11am hybrid in Sydney via Automic platform where asked these 4 questions. See notice of meeting. Market cap $18.3m. Accumulated losses of $30.3m and net assets of $14.5m. See wrap of 4 questions asked at 2025 AGM. No protest votes but provided extra voting data. Purchased $57 worth in a partially filled and then cancelled trade on May 8 2026 which will hold long term.

May 21, 2026

58. Vista Group (VGL): 4pm hybrid AGM in Auckland. See wrap of the meeting where asked 4 questions and received 2.36% voting support. Lodged this nomination letter by email on April 9 and offered to withdraw it if they committed to having a rem vote in 2027. They declined and requested a pile of documents so sent the usual rejection email. The notice of meeting was released on April 20 but sadly they fully censored the platform about wanting them to offer a remuneration report vote. See notice of meeting. Voted online via MUFG on April 26. Good to see they offered a clean and fair online ballot paper. See Business Desk coverage out of NZ. Plus this longer Business Desk story.

59. Viva Energy (VEA): 2.30pm hybrid in Melbourne at King Wood Malleson (level 27/477 Collins) and via Link platform. See text of 3 questions lodged at 53 minute meeting. Biggest protest 10% against CEO's LTI grant. See notice of meeting. See text of 6 questions asked last year when biggest protest vote was 9% against rem report. Also asked 4 questions at 2024 AGM, 6 questions at 2023 AGM and 9 questions at 2021 AGM.

May 22, 2026

60. BSP Financial (BSP): 9am Melbourne time fake hybrid AGM where could lodge written questions but they weren't asked. Physical component was at the Port Moresby Hilton and Link platform was used for broadcast and ignored questions. See text of 5 completely ignored written questions at 85 minute meeting. See notice of meeting. No protest votes last year.

May 25, 2026

61. Steamships Trading (SST): noon virtual meeting Port Moresby time via this Lumi link. See text of 5 questions asked at 19 minute AGM. See notice of meeting. No protest votes. Market cap $313m. Own 1 share.

May 26, 2026

62. Imagion Biosystems (IBX): departed the last day laggards club from 2025 to call a 10am virtual AGM Melbourne time via this Zoom/Vistra link. See text of 5 questions submitted at 28 minute meeting. There was a 20% rem protest vote and 23% against the share issues for chair Bob Prouix and company secretary turned director, Melanie Leydin. Market cap $7.8m on May 8, 2026. Big protests last year including 43% against share issue to "The Market Bull". Accumulated losses of $67m and net assets of $2.3m.

63. Mayfield Childcare (MFD): 11am AEST virtual AGM via this Xcend link. See notice of meeting. See text of 5 questions submitted, 4 of which were ignored. The extra placement capacity resolution was defeated with a staggering 96.9% against vote. Market cap $26m in April 2026. Accumulated losses of $16.7m and net assets of $48.4m as of December 31, 2025.

64. ABX Group (ABX): virtual AGM via Zoom at noon Melbourne time. See text of 5 questions asked at 58 minute meeting. The biggest protest was 22.8% against the extra placement capacity and 17% against director Ian Levy's options grant. See notice of meeting. Market cap $26m on February 27. The latest balance sheet showed $25.9m in accumulated losses and $11.2m in claimed net assets. See text of 5 written questions asked in 2025 when there were protest votes.

65. De.mem (DEM): 4pm AEST virtual AGM via Zoom/Vistra where asked these 5 questions. See notice of meeting. Market cap $24m on May 8, 2026. Accumulated losses of $33.2m and net assets of $13.9m as of December 31, 2025. Only protest last year 12% against director Michael Edwards.


May 27, 2026: 22 meetings on the third last day of the mini-season for companies with December 31 balance dates - attended 9 AGMs online for the day


66. Kina Securities (KSL): 8am hybrid in PNG. Market cap $365m. Terrible question censorship yet again - see 2026 meeting wrap along with 5 questions lodged at 2025 AGM, 6 questions lodged at 2024 AGM and 8 questions lodged at 2023 AGM.

67. Eagers Automotive (APE): a 10am hybrid in Brisbane (Newstead) and via Computershare platform. See notice of meeting and text of 4 questions asked. ISS triggered 10% against votes in 2025 on both rem resolutions and the protests against non-independent directors were bigger in 2026. See text of 4 questions asked in 2025. Own 6.

68. Loyal Metals (LLM): 11am AEST virtual AGM via Automic. Market cap $64.7m on May 12. No protest votes last year. Accumulated losses of $27.3m and net assets of $24m as at December 31, 2025. Lodged these 4 written questions at 15 minute meeting last year.

69. Sierra Nevada Gold Inc (SNX): 11am hybrid Melbourne time in Nevada via this Zoom/Vistra link. Lodged 3 questions at 17 minute AGM. Market cap $27.5m. Three 10.5% protest votes against incentive grants and 8% against extra placement capacity. Accumulated losses of $US8.8m and net assets of $US17.2m. Bought on April 28 and registered for Zoom on May 10 but rejected this request: "If you are a securityholder, please provide the last 4 digits of your investor ID (you may find your investor ID on the holding statement given by share registry previously)"

70. Atomic Eagle (AEU): noon AEST virtual AGM via Automic. See notice of meeting and text of 5 questions asked. Biggest protest vote 13% against chair Gary Davey. Market cap around $140m. Accumulated losses of $378.7m and net assets of $21.7m as of December 31, 2025.

71. Neuren Pharmaceuticals (NEU): 2pm hybrid AGM at RACV Melbourne and via Link platform. See notice of meeting and 3 questions lodged at 81 minute meeting. Constitutional amendment was defeated with 28.5% opposing and 13.5% against CEO's LTI grant. HQ in Camberwell but incorporated in NZ so no rem vote. Market cap $1.78b. Accumulated profits of $180m and net assets of $363m.

72. Frontier Digital Ventures (FDV): 4pm AEST hybrid (questions not voting) AGM in KL. Registered the day before when livestream announcement was made to ASX. Gave the late advice a slap on Twitter. See notice of meeting and text of 4 questions asked. Market cap $157m on AGM day. No protest votes in 2025 but in 2026 extra 10% placement capacity request was defeated with 28.5% against. Accumulated losses of $102.2m and net assets of $105m as of December 31, 2025.

73. Highfield Resources (HFR): 4pm virtual AGM via Automic. See notice of meeting and text of 4 questions lodged. No protest votes. Market cap $17.5m in April 2026. Accumulated losses of $186.8m and net assets of $91.8m as of December 31, 2025.

74. Sarytogan Graphite (SGA): 4pm Perth time hybrid AGM but online access only if you personally email the cosec. Did this on April 24. Was the only shareholder at the meeting via Microsoft Teams so attended by video and strung it out by 10 minutes to 17 minutes with a few questions. The board was very agreeable re fair treatment of retail and over-charging brokers. Voted via Automic on April 26. Market cap $17.8m on February 23. Latest balance sheet shows $15.3m in accumulated losses and net assets of $25m.


Thursday, May 28, 2026: 41 meetings on the second last day of the mini-season for companies with December 31 balance dates. Asked questions at 7 AGMs and ran for two boards in Perth where didn't attend. Lost badly.


75. Rocket DNA (RKT): 9am virtual AGM Perth time via Automic platform. See notice of meeting and text of 4 questions lodged. No protests in 2026 and no protests across 17 resolutions in 2025. Market cap $8.2m. See text of 6 questions asked last year. Accumulated losses of $12.8m and net assets of $7.6m as of December 31, 2025.

76. Far Ltd (FAR): 11am virtual AGM via Computershare including approval for a 35c capital return. See text of 4 questions lodged. See notice of meeting. Market cap $44m. No protest votes. Accumulated losses of $14.7m and net assets of $47m.

77. Yancoal (YAL): 11am hybrid AGM in Sydney. See notice of meeting. Lodged these 4 written questions. Biggest 2025 protest 8.6% against "general mandate to issue shares", whatever that means. It rose to 12% against in 2026.

78. Regal Partners (RPL): 1pm hybrid in Sydney via the Lumi platform with an emailed access number. Lodged these 5 questions at 68 minute AGM. No protest votes. See notice of meeting. Only protest last year 17% against director Sarah Dulhunty. Market cap $780m. Own 41 shares.

79. Aspire Minerals (AKM): 2pm virtual AGM Melbourne time via Automic platform. See text of 2 questions at 25 minute meeting. They used Zoom last year. Market cap $134m on February 27 after a flat year. Remarkable 97% votes against two executive incentive grants. Brisbane-based aspiring miner in Mongolia. Accumulated losses of $55.4m and net assets of $42m so investors around $40m in front. See text of 5 questions lodged in 2025 which were all ignored.

80. Xamble Group (XGL): 3pm AEST virtual AGM via this Zoom link. No protests. Lodged these 4 written questions. See notice of meeting. Market cap $6.8m on May 8, 2026. No protest votes in 2025. Accumulated losses of $15m and net assets of $3.3m.

81. Vulcan Energy (VUL): 3pm hybrid AGM Perth time and via Automic platform. See notice of meeting and 4 questions lodged at 45 minute meeting. Biggest protest 7.5% against director Josephine Bush. Market cap $1.71b on AGM day. Biggest 2025 protest 10% against rem report.

Friday, May 29, 2026: 48 AGMs on the last day of the mini-season for companies with December 31 balance dates. Asked question at 8 AGMs and contested 3 boards

82. Challenger Gold (CEL): Ran for board and asked 5 questions at 25 minute AGM where received 4.37% support. Lodged emailed board nomination on April 17. The notice of meeting dropped at 1.21pm on April 29 and detailed a fully virtual meeting via Automic at 7am Perth time on May 29. From physical only to fully virtual. Work that one out. The platform on page 21 was watered right down to generic comments about physical AGMs and placements with no SPPs, whereas this nomination letter requested that a lot more detail be included. Disappointing censorship. Market cap $329m on May 11. Retained profits of $174m and net assets of $203m.

83. Whitehawk Energy (WHK): 9am Melbourne time virtual AGM via Zoom platform. See text of 4 questions lodged in 2026. They used Computershare last year. Withdrew two resolutions the day before after shareholder protests but no big against votes on the rest. Market cap $5.4m on February 27. Accumulated losses of $19.5m and net assets of 63k.

84. Droneshield (DRO): 10am hybrid in Sydney via Automic platform. Asked 3 questions at 126 minute AGM with huge protest votes. They don't publish their constitution on their website like most companies, but it was lodged with the ASX back in 2022. See notice of meeting. Biggest protest last year 21.4% against rem report.

85. Fluence Corp (FLC): regressed to last day club this year with a 10am virtual Melbourne time via this Zoom/Vistra link. Asked 4 questions at 44 minute AGM. Biggest protest 20% against a director. See notice of meeting and text of last year's 4 questions asked. Biggest protest 16% against Douglas Brown's re-election. Dropped a $9.5m last day loss which lifted accumulated losses to $224.4m. Net assets are $3.2m and the market cap was $97m on February 27. Own 1 share.

86. Akora Resources (AKO): noon Melbourne time virtual AGM via Link platform. Lobbed these 4 written questions. Copped a 26% rem strike and incentive grant to Peter Bird only sneaked home with 51.5% support. Market cap $4.6m on May 1 2026. No protest votes last year. Accumulated losses of $24.1m and net assets of $15.5m as of December 31, 2025.

87. United Overseas Corp (UOS): noon AEST virtual AGM. See notice of meeting. See text of two questions lodged at 42 minute which were ignored. No protest votes last year. Market cap $1.16 billion in December 2025.

88. Invion (IVX): 4pm AEST virtual EGM to approve 16 transaction and capital raising resolutions including broker options via this Zoom/Vistra link. See notice of meeting and text of 3 questions asked at EGM. Biggest protest 15.4% against incentive grant to chair Thian Chew. Market cap $5.5m on May 8, 2026.

89. Elsight (ELS): 3pm hybrid AGM in Perth. Ran for board and asked 5 questions at 28 minute AGM, receiving just 1.09% support. See notice of meeting. No protest votes in 2025 but huge protests this year. Market cap $1.2 billion in May 2026 after an amazing run. Didn't release deadline for noms in 2025 or 2026. Emailed this nomination letter on Sunday, April 12. Chair Howard Digby replied on April 14 and I wrote back on April 16 thanking them for promising a hybrid and proposing a tweaked platform that would be fully withdrawn if they offered a make good SPP, which was not forthcoming. The notice of meeting dropped at 4.49pm on April 28 including the amended platform that ran in full on page 9 with no edits, lauding them for making the switch to a hybrid. The NoM itself made it look like a physical AGM but the promised online access was announced on May 25.

June: 5 so far compared with 14 in 2025

90. Way 2 Vat (W2V): 4pm virtual AGM via Automic on June 5 2026 for Israeli software company. Lodged 4 questions at 25 minute AGM. See notice of meeting. Market cap $18m.

91. Airtasker (ART): 11am virtual EGM via Automic platform on June 10, 2026. See notice of meeting. See text of 4 questions lodged. Market cap $110m on May 11.

92. Finder Energy Holdings (FDR): after going into a trading halt at 9.34am, The AFR's Street Talk column reported at 9.59pm on April 28 that the "oil and gas explorer capitalised at $295m on the ASX, has sent out Barrenjoey, Canaccord Genuity and Petra Capital to drum up fresh cash. Fund managers have been shown terms for a $30m two-tranche placement priced at 50c. That's a 15.3% discount to Finder's last close. It would be followed by a $3 million SPP". Gave them a touch up on Twitter for not telling the ASX first. The official announcement dropped at 9.27am on April 30 detailing a $27m placement along with the $3m SPP which was later cancelled due to the share price falling. The stock had tumbled to 35c by May 30 giving it a market cap of $190m. A virtual EGM was called for June 12 at 2pm Perth-time via Automic. See text of 4 questions asked at 20 minute meeting where there were no protests and was the only shareholder asking questions.

93. Qube (QUB): A Macquarie consortium offered $5.20 per share which values the business at $11.6 billion, including debt. The parties signed a process deed which gave Macquarie exclusive due diligence until February 1, 2026. The stock was at $5.04 on EGM day giving it a market cap of $8.97 billion. They signed up formally on February 16 with Unisuper agreeing to roll its 15% stake into the bid vehicle. See bid implementation agreement. The ASX granted a waiver to its usual timetable on April 22 to change the timing of any final special dividend. The 274 page scheme book dropped on April 23 and they provided this update on June 9 with only FIRB, ACCC and OIO approvals outstanding. The hybrid scheme meeting will occur at 11am on June 16 in Sydney and via the Computershare platform. Was comfortably approved and lodged these 6 questions at 32 minute meeting.


94. Conrad Asia Energy (CRD): 9.30am hybrid in Singapore (11.30am AEST) via this Lumi link. Voted via Boardroom platform on June 9. Emailed request the day before the meeting to get control number. See notice of meeting detailing 11 items of business and text of these 4 questions lodged. There were 4 circa 20% protest votes against director equity grants. Market cap $93m. Lodged 7 questions at their 2025 AGM.

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