2003 AWI Annual General Meeting

The agenda and transcripts for AWI's Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Perth, Western Australia on 21 November 2003 and the results of voting are outlined below.

a. Chairman's Report and Q&A session | transcript

b. CEO's Report and Q&A session | transcript

Ordinary business

1. Consideration of Reports | transcript
To receive and consider the Financial Report of the Company, the Directors' Report and the Auditor's Report, for the financial year ended 30 June 2003.

2. Re-election and Election of Directors | transcript
To consider and if thought fit to pass the following as separate ordinary resolutions:
(a) To elect as a Director Dr Christopher John Abell, who retires as a Director in accordance with Rule 13.2 of the Company's Constitution and, being eligible, offers himself for election.
(b) To re-elect as a Director Dr Kevin John Bell, who retires as a Director in accordance with Rule 13.3(a) of the Company's Constitution and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election.
(c) To re-elect as a Director Mr Peter Sylvester Sykes, who retires as a Director in accordance with Rule 13.3(a) of the Company's Constitution and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election.

3. Deeds of Indemnity, Access and Insurance | transcript
The meeting is to consider, and if thought appropriate, pass the following RESOLUTION as an ordinary resolution:
That approval is hereby given for the Company to enter into a Deed of Access, Indemnity and Insurance with each of the present and each of the future directors of the Company, materially in the form of the deed, a copy of which has been made available at this meeting and the material terms of which are described in the Explanatory Notes accompanying this Notice of Meeting.

Special business

4. Amendments to the Constitution of the Company | transcript
The meeting is to consider and, if it is considered appropriate, to pass the AMENDING RESOLUTION as a Special Resolution.

To amend the Constitution of the Company in the manner set out in the Explanatory Notes accompanying this Notice of Meeting.

Download the full Notice of Annual General Meeting 2003 (PDF 191Kb), which includes explanatory notes for each agenda item.

Download AWI Constitution (PDF 116Kb), effective from 21 November 2003.

Results

Item Votes in favour Votes against Result
Motion 2(a) 158,195 7,470 Carried
Motion 2(b) 162,627 4,475 Carried
Motion 2(c) 149,475 16,561 Carried
Motion 3 155,340 7,365 Carried
Motion 4 158,419 4,951 Carried

Information forum

The AGM was preceeded by an information forum with presentations from AWI staff. Transcripts of these presentations will be made available later this week.

  1. Dr Kevin Bell - AWl Program Overview | Transcript
  2. Dr Paul Swan - Wool Production | Transcript | Presentation (PDF 600Kb)
  3. Dr Nathan Ly - Textile Technology | Transcript | Presentation (PDF 361Kb)
  4. Mr Bob Quirk - Trade Development | Transcript | Presentation (PDF 323Kb)
  5. Ms Georgia McCafferty - Communications | Transcript | Presentation (PDF 551Kb)
  6. Mr Paul Comyn - Education and Adoption | Presentation (PDF 88Kb)
  7. Mr Les Targ - Shear Express | Presentation (PDF 622Kb)

Share Registry Issues

Contact the AWI share registry at ASX Perpetual on 1800 113 373 (free call) for all share inquiries, such as number of shares, change of address and security reference numbers.

Related Links

2004 AWI Annual General Meeting
2002 AWI Annual General Meeting

 

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