Defence Bank 2024 Annual General Meeting.
Information about our upcoming AGM.
By order of the Board, notice is hereby given that the 49th Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of Defence Bank Limited ABN 57 087 651 385 (the “Company”) will be held in person at Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne, 328 Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 at 1100hrs AEDT on Monday 25 November 2024.
Time and location.
Monday, 25 November 2024, 1100hrs AEDT.
Registration opens 1030hrs.
Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne,
328 Flinders Street, Melbourne VIC 3000.
Web broadcast.
If you are unable to attend the AGM in person, a webcast is being made available so that you may view the proceedings. The webcast can be accessed via a button below which will be live at the opening of registration, being 1030hrs on Monday, 25 November 2024.
Please note that if you are viewing the proceedings by the webcast, you will be unable to ask questions during the meeting or cast your vote on the ordinary resolutions. You can however raise questions in advance of the meeting via the online form (see “Questions”) and can vote in advance of the meeting via the proxy process (see “Proxy”).
Proxy.
If a member is unable to participate and vote at the AGM, they are entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on their behalf.
To do so please complete the below Proxy Voting Form to appoint the Chair of the AGM as their proxy or insert the name of their alternative proxy in the space provided. Completed forms should be sent to info@defencebank.com.au, preferably prior to midday on Friday, 22 November 2024*.
Changes to the Constitution.
The Board conducted a review of the constitution against contemporary corporate governance standards and proposes some relatively minor changes – to generally shorten the maximum term of office for Directors, to reduce the quorum for Board meetings, to streamline the processes associated with Directors subject to re-election, and to adjust the structure and operation of the Nominations Committee. It is also proposed to generally require that there be at least two serving ADF personnel on the Board before the Board otherwise fills any vacancies between annual elections.
A longer explanation is available below, which also includes the opinion of law firm HWL Ebsworth Lawyers on the constitution and the proposed amendments.
The Board recommends that members vote in favour of the item.
Download the Explanatory Memorandum of the proposed amendments.
Questions.
Members viewing the proceedings via webcast, who would like to raise a question at the meeting, can do so by completing all the fields within the below form. Please note the deadline to submit questions prior to the meeting is midday on Wednesday 20 November 2024. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions at the AGM if you attend in person.
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Current and historic copies of the Annual Reviews and Reports are available here.
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* Please note that proxies received after 11am on Saturday 23 November 2024 will not be valid for the 2024 AGM.