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GRAHAM KENNEDY HODGES, INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, REGIS HEALTHCARE LIMITED: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Graham Hodges, the Chair of Regis. On behalf of the Board, it's a pleasure to welcome you to the Regis Healthcare 2023 Annual General Meeting.
I'd like to start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land upon which we meet today, the Wurundjeri people, and pay my respects to elders past and present. A warm welcome to all of those who are with me at Regis Head Office in Melbourne. And please note the location of your nearest exit in the unlikely event we need to evacuate the building, and please now turn your phones to silent.
I'd also like to extend a warm welcome to those using the online platform. Should we experience any technical issues during the course of the meeting, you'll be notified of steps to be undertaken by the moderator. I've been informed that a quorum is present, and as it is now a little after 10:00 a.m., I am delighted to open the meeting.
A Notice of Meeting has contributed and will be taken as read. Details about how shareholders can participate using the online platform have been set out in the Notice of Meeting. Shareholders and proxy holders attending the meeting using the online platform will be able to cast their votes using the electronic voting button once online registration is validated. If you encounter any issues casting your vote, using the online platform, please refer to the online platform guide, which also includes a help number. Shareholders and proxy holders physically attending can cast their votes using the voting card received during registration.
I appreciate that some shareholders may have to leave before the end of the meeting. I, therefore, now formally open the poll on the resolutions and encourage shareholders who have joined online to ask their written questions now. There will be an opportunity to ask questions online from the room or on the phone during the meeting. Voting today will be conducted by way of a poll. All polls will remain open until the conclusion of today's meeting. We will address questions at the relevant time in the meeting. Questions may be moderated, and multiple questions on a...