Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and Welcome to a general meeting of Coventry Group Ltd. My name is Neil Cathie, and I am the chairman of your-- in this meeting. Today's meeting is a hybrid meeting held both in Melbourne and online via the Microsoft Teams platform. This allows shareholders, proxy holders, and guests to attend the meeting virtually. Shareholders and proxy holders have the ability to ask questions and submit votes during the meeting. I would now like to introduce the members of the board, James Todd, Tony Howarth, Alex White, who are online, and here with me, Robert Bulluss, our CEO and MD. We also have in attendance Robyn Fry and Rowan Cole from Acclime Australia, representing Mark Licciardo, our company secretary. Also in attendance is our share registry, Computershare, represented by Julian Mazen, who will act as returning officer.
I would remind everyone in attendance that this is a formal meeting of shareholders. While visitors are welcome, only members of the company, proxy holders, or appointed representatives are permitted to submit questions in person or online. Questions can be submitted online at any time. Please see the steps outlined on the screen. Type your question in the chat window, stating your name or the organization you represent, and send to the meeting moderator titled "2024 EGM Questions." The meeting moderator will forward your question, questions to me. I'll address questions as I move through the respective items of business. At the end of the meeting, there will be an opportunity for general questions. Voting on all resolutions will be by poll and administered by Computershare.
The poll results will be announced to the ASX as soon as practical, and discussion of each resolution will be dealt with individually. Eligible shareholders who have not already voted by proxy and wishing to cast a vote, please follow the steps as outlined on the screen and submit your vote at any time during the meeting. Voting is now open. As the meeting has been properly constituted and the company secretary has advised a quorum is present, I declare the meeting open. The notice convening the meeting, having been provided to shareholders, be taken as read. The resolutions put to this meeting are subject to voting exclusions, as outlined in the notice of general meeting. As Chairman of the meeting, I intend to vote in favor on all open proxies on all resolutions being put to the meeting.
The first item of business is the approval of the prior issue of Tranche 1 placement shares. The directors recommend that shareholders vote in favor of this resolution. The ordinary resolution before the meeting is displayed on the screen. I will now respond to any questions in relation to this resolution. Do we have any questions online?
No, no questions.
There are no questions from anyone in attendance. So there being no questions, I now direct you to the slide displayed, which outlines the proxies received in respect of this resolution. As the next resolution relates to me, I will pass the meeting over to Robert Bulluss.
Thanks, Chair. The next item of business is to seek shareholder approval for the issue of Tranche 2 placement shares to the director and chairman of the board, Neil Cathie. The directors, with Mr. Cathie abstaining, recommend that shareholders vote in favor of this resolution. The ordinary resolution before the meeting is displayed on the screen. I will now respond to any questions in relation to this resolution.
No, no questions, Chairman.
Any questions from the room? Back to you. There being no further questions, I now direct you to the slide displayed, which outlines the proxies received in respect of this resolution.
Very good. Thank you. Thanks, Robert. The next item of ordinary business is to seek shareholder approval of the issue of Tranche 2 placement shares to Viburnum Funds. The directors, with Mr. Tony Howarth abstaining, recommend that shareholders vote in favor of this resolution. The ordinary resolution before the meeting is displayed on the screen. I will now respond to any questions in relation to this resolution. There being none, I'll also respond to any questions in, from the room, and there are none here. So, with no questions, I direct you now to the slide displayed, which outlines the proxies received in respect of this resolution. Okay. The next item of ordinary business is to seek shareholder approval of the issue of Tranche two placement shares to unrelated investors. The directors recommend that shareholders vote in favor of this resolution.
Once again, the ordinary resolution before the meeting is displayed on the screen. I will now respond to any questions.
No questions.
No questions from the room. There being no questions, I now direct you to the slide displayed, which outlines the proxies received in respect of this resolution. Moderator, do we have any other questions received online?
No.
No.
No, no other questions.
No questions from those in attendance. Those shareholders who have not already voted are encouraged to now do so in accordance with the instructions provided at the beginning of the meeting, and as detailed in the letter included in the notice of meeting, also displayed again on screen. Please note, voting closes at the conclusion of the meeting, and shareholders are advised the results of the meeting will be announced to the ASX as soon as they become available. With there being no other business, I declare the meeting closed, and thank you all for your attendance today.